Number of neonatal deaths in Qatar
Qatar: Number of neonatal deaths was 111 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Qatar, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 111 deaths for number of neonatal deaths in 2024.
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 in Qatar peaked at 118 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62 deaths, in 2006.
That places Qatar 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Qatar, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 118 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 109 deaths | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 102 deaths | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 97 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 92 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 86 deaths | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 81 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 76 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 74 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 73 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 73 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 75 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 71 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 62 deaths | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 67 deaths | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 79 deaths | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 83 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 88 deaths | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 90 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 92 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 93 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 96 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 98 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 97 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 101 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 103 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 105 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 107 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 104 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 113 deaths | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 114 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 111 deaths | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8 deaths | 73 deaths | 118 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2 deaths | 62 deaths | 83 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3 deaths | 88 deaths | 105 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.8 deaths | 104 deaths | 114 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Qatar?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Qatar was 111 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 118 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 deaths in 2006.
- How does Qatar rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Qatar ranks 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .