Qatar vs United States of America: Mortality rate, under-5
Qatar
5.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States of America
6.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Qatar rank
148th
United States of America rank
145th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Qatar
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6.5 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Qatar, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 1970s | 50.09 per 1,000 live births | 19.32 per 1,000 live births | 30.77 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 1980s | 29.04 per 1,000 live births | 13.04 per 1,000 live births | 16 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 1990s | 16.19 per 1,000 live births | 9.74 per 1,000 live births | 6.45 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2000s | 10.73 per 1,000 live births | 7.98 per 1,000 live births | 2.75 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2010s | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 6.83 per 1,000 live births | 1.07 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2020s | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.4 per 1,000 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Qatar or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6.5 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Qatar and United States of America?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States of America?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and United States of America rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Qatar ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.