Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Puerto Rico or Qatar?

Qatar, at 124 deaths against 98 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs Qatar: Number of infants who die before age 1

Puerto Rico

98 deaths

in 2023

Qatar

124 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

159th

Qatar rank

156th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Puerto Rico
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 124 deaths against 98 deaths in Puerto Rico, a difference of 26 deaths.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 159th and Qatar ranks 156th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,287 deaths	148.2 deaths	4,139 deaths	Puerto Rico
1960s	2,700 deaths	204.9 deaths	2,495 deaths	Puerto Rico
1970s	1,801 deaths	247.6 deaths	1,553 deaths	Puerto Rico
1980s	1,332 deaths	216 deaths	1,116 deaths	Puerto Rico
1990s	910.3 deaths	140.4 deaths	769.9 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	422.6 deaths	119.1 deaths	303.5 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	211.5 deaths	157.3 deaths	54.2 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	101.5 deaths	130.25 deaths	28.75 deaths	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Puerto Rico or Qatar?: Qatar, at 124 deaths against 98 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Puerto Rico and Qatar?: 26 deaths, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Qatar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Qatar rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Puerto Rico ranks 159th and Qatar ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.