Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belarus or Qatar?

Belarus, at 168 deaths against 148 deaths in Qatar as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Qatar?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Qatar: Number of children who die before age 5

Belarus

168 deaths

in 2023

Qatar

148 deaths

in 2023

Belarus rank

153rd

Qatar rank

155th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Belarus
Qatar

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 168 deaths against 148 deaths in Qatar, a difference of 20 deaths.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 153rd and Qatar ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,429 deaths	200 deaths	16,229 deaths	Belarus
1960s	5,812 deaths	252.7 deaths	5,559 deaths	Belarus
1970s	3,220 deaths	297.6 deaths	2,922 deaths	Belarus
1980s	2,897 deaths	254.7 deaths	2,642 deaths	Belarus
1990s	1,678 deaths	165.3 deaths	1,513 deaths	Belarus
2000s	839.3 deaths	140.6 deaths	698.7 deaths	Belarus
2010s	474.8 deaths	185.8 deaths	289 deaths	Belarus
2020s	214 deaths	156.75 deaths	57.25 deaths	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belarus or Qatar?: Belarus, at 168 deaths against 148 deaths in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Belarus and Qatar?: 20 deaths, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Qatar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Qatar rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Belarus ranks 153rd and Qatar ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.