What is child mortality in Qatar?

Child mortality in Qatar was 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 43.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Qatar rank for child mortality?

Qatar ranks 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Qatar data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Qatar

Name: Child mortality in Qatar
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Qatar: Child mortality was 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5885 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

150th

of 203 countries

All-time high

43.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.5885 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Qatar, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Qatar peaked at 43.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Qatar 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	43.3 deaths per 100 live births	43.25 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	42.97 deaths per 100 live births	42.64 deaths per 100 live births	43.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	42.09 deaths per 100 live births	41.64 deaths per 100 live births	42.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	41.08 deaths per 100 live births	40.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	40.06 deaths per 100 live births	39.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	28.46 deaths per 100 live births	18.73 deaths per 100 live births	39.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	15.46 deaths per 100 live births	14.11 deaths per 100 live births	16.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	9.42 deaths per 100 live births	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	13.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.01 deaths per 100 live births	3.79 deaths per 100 live births	6.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.9 deaths per 100 live births	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	3.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.62 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	0.9328 deaths per 100 live births	1.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7888 deaths per 100 live births	0.6555 deaths per 100 live births	0.9104 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6085 deaths per 100 live births	0.5885 deaths per 100 live births	0.6339 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Qatar

147 Montserrat 0.6354 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Slovakia 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Saudi Arabia 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Sri Lanka 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 Bulgaria 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 China 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Qatar

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 40,302 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 13,610 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,435 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12,414 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 26,028 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 11,414 (2025)

All data for Qatar →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Qatar?: Child mortality in Qatar was 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 43.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Qatar rank for child mortality?: Qatar ranks 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Qatar data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.