Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Qatar
Qatar: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.1806 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Qatar, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Qatar is 0.1806 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Qatar peaked at 0.3078 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1484 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Qatar 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Qatar, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3041 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3076 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3078 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3017 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2952 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2879 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.269 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2498 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2322 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2041 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1928 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1871 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1792 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1691 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1579 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1555 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1532 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1509 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1484 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.164 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1806 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2775 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3078 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1698 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1484 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2041 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1723 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.164 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1806 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 190 Jordan 0.343 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Kuwait 0.3052 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 192 Saudi Arabia 0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 194 United Arab Emirates 0.1454 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Qatar?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Qatar was 0.1806 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3078 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1484 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Qatar rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Qatar ranks 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.