Neonatal mortality rate in Qatar
Qatar: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Qatar, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Qatar is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Qatar peaked at 3.2% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
Qatar ranks 145th of 204 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 143 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4% compare
- 143 Sri Lanka 0.4% compare
- 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% compare
- 146 Chile 0.4% compare
- 146 Romania 0.4% compare
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 neonatal mortality rate in Qatar?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Qatar was 0.4% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1951.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Qatar rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Qatar ranks 145th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days