Infant mortality rate in Qatar
Qatar: Infant mortality rate was 0.4843 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate 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
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Qatar is 0.4843 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Qatar peaked at 5.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.4843 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Qatar ranks 150th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.08 deaths per 100 live births | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8926 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7727 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6514 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5401 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7535 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.501 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4843 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5222 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Qatar?
- Infant mortality rate in Qatar was 0.4843 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 recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4843 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Qatar rank for infant mortality rate?
- Qatar ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .