What is infant mortality rate by sex in Qatar?

Infant mortality rate by sex in Qatar was 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 5.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Qatar rank for infant mortality rate by sex?

Qatar ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Qatar data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate by sex in Qatar

Name: Infant mortality rate by sex in Qatar
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Qatar: Infant mortality rate by sex was 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4561 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

150th

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.22 deaths per 100 live births

in 1969

All-time low

0.4561 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1969–2024

Infant mortality rate by sex in Qatar, 1969–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate by sex in Qatar stood at 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Qatar peaked at 5.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Qatar 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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	5.22 deaths per 100 live births	5.22 deaths per 100 live births	5.22 deaths per 100 live births	1
1970s	3.74 deaths per 100 live births	2.85 deaths per 100 live births	4.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.2 deaths per 100 live births	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.25 deaths per 100 live births	0.9994 deaths per 100 live births	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.8266 deaths per 100 live births	0.7161 deaths per 100 live births	0.9634 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.6084 deaths per 100 live births	0.5105 deaths per 100 live births	0.6975 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4725 deaths per 100 live births	0.4561 deaths per 100 live births	0.4934 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Qatar

147 United States 0.5031 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Slovakia 0.4719 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Sri Lanka 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Saudi Arabia 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 Malta 0.4367 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Maldives 0.4339 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate by sex in Qatar?: Infant mortality rate by sex in Qatar was 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 5.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Qatar rank for infant mortality rate by sex?: Qatar ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Qatar data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .