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

Mauritius, at 169 deaths against 148 deaths in Qatar as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Mauritius and Qatar?

21 deaths, with Mauritius ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius 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.

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

Mauritius

169 deaths

in 2023

Qatar

148 deaths

in 2023

Mauritius rank

152nd

Qatar rank

155th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Mauritius
Qatar

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 169 deaths against 148 deaths in Qatar, a difference of 21 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 152nd and Qatar ranks 155th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,915 deaths	200 deaths	2,715 deaths	Mauritius
1960s	2,285 deaths	252.7 deaths	2,032 deaths	Mauritius
1970s	1,380 deaths	297.6 deaths	1,082 deaths	Mauritius
1980s	637.9 deaths	254.7 deaths	383.2 deaths	Mauritius
1990s	465.3 deaths	165.3 deaths	300 deaths	Mauritius
2000s	293.8 deaths	140.6 deaths	153.2 deaths	Mauritius
2010s	203 deaths	185.8 deaths	17.2 deaths	Mauritius
2020s	187.5 deaths	156.75 deaths	30.75 deaths	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Mauritius or Qatar?: Mauritius, at 169 deaths against 148 deaths in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Mauritius and Qatar?: 21 deaths, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Qatar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Qatar rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Mauritius ranks 152nd 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.