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

Vanuatu, at 159 deaths against 148 deaths in Qatar as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Qatar

148 deaths

in 2023

Vanuatu

159 deaths

in 2023

Qatar rank

155th

Vanuatu rank

154th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Qatar
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 159 deaths against 148 deaths in Qatar, a difference of 11 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Qatar ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 154th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	200 deaths	417.4 deaths	217.4 deaths	Vanuatu
1960s	252.7 deaths	402.5 deaths	149.8 deaths	Vanuatu
1970s	297.6 deaths	342.9 deaths	45.3 deaths	Vanuatu
1980s	254.7 deaths	260 deaths	5.3 deaths	Vanuatu
1990s	165.3 deaths	191.4 deaths	26.1 deaths	Vanuatu
2000s	140.6 deaths	176.8 deaths	36.2 deaths	Vanuatu
2010s	185.8 deaths	181.5 deaths	4.3 deaths	Qatar
2020s	156.75 deaths	164.5 deaths	7.75 deaths	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Qatar or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 159 deaths against 148 deaths in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Qatar and Vanuatu?: 11 deaths, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Vanuatu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Vanuatu rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Qatar ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 154th 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.