Number of neonatal deaths by region in Qatar
Qatar: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 111 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Qatar, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths by region in Qatar stood at 111.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Qatar peaked at 118 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2006.
That places Qatar 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 118 | — |
| 1991 | 109 | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 102 | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 97 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 92 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 86 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 76 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 62 | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 67 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 79 | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 83 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 88 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 101 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 103 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 105 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 107 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 104 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 113 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 114 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 111 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8 | 73 | 118 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2 | 62 | 83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3 | 88 | 105 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.8 | 104 | 114 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Qatar?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Qatar was 111 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 118 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2006.
- How does Qatar rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Qatar ranks 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.