What is child mortality rate in Qatar?

Child mortality rate in Qatar was 0.59 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 rate recorded in Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 13.84 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Qatar rank for child mortality rate?

Qatar ranks 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Qatar

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.59 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

149th

of 200 countries

All-time high

13.84 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

0.59 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Child mortality rate in Qatar, 1960–2024

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 0.59 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Qatar peaked at 13.84 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.59 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Qatar ranks 149th of 200 countries on this measure, 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
1960s	9.08 deaths per 100 live births	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	13.84 deaths per 100 live births	3
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	0.93 deaths per 100 live births	1.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.79 deaths per 100 live births	0.66 deaths per 100 live births	0.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.61 deaths per 100 live births	0.59 deaths per 100 live births	0.63 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Qatar

146 Montserrat 0.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
147 Slovakia 0.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Saudi Arabia 0.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Sri Lanka 0.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Bulgaria 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 China 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Qatar?: Child mortality rate in Qatar was 0.59 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 rate recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 13.84 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Qatar rank for child mortality rate?: Qatar ranks 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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