Womens life expectancy at birth in Qatar
Qatar: Womens life expectancy at birth was 83.37 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.37
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
48th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.06
in 2019
All-time low
53.29
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Qatar, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 83.37 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Qatar peaked at 84.06 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.29, in 1950.
That places Qatar 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 53.29 | — |
| 1951 | 53.95 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 54.61 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 55.26 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 55.91 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 56.56 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 57.22 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 57.89 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 58.56 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 59.25 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 59.94 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 60.64 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 61.35 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 62.07 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 62.79 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 63.51 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 64.22 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 64.91 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 65.58 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 66.24 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 66.87 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 67.48 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 68.07 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 68.64 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 69.19 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 69.7 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 70.18 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 70.63 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 71.05 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 71.42 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 71.78 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.13 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 72.43 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.71 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 72.97 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.22 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.45 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.69 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 73.91 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 74.12 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.33 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 74.53 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.72 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.9 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.06 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 75.23 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.39 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 75.55 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 75.72 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.92 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.13 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.39 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.69 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.05 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 77.46 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.92 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 78.41 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.93 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 79.46 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.53 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.05 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.55 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 82.02 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.45 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.84 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.19 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.51 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.8 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.06 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.17 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 82.18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.8 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.37 | +0.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 83.37 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 83.37 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.15, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.25 | 53.29 | 59.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.13 | 59.94 | 66.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.32 | 66.87 | 71.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.04 | 71.78 | 74.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.14 | 74.33 | 75.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.84 | 76.13 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5 | 80.53 | 84.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.63 | 82.17 | 83.37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 45 Cyprus 83.67 compare
- 46 Taiwan 83.61 compare
- 47 Costa Rica 83.42 compare
- 49 United Kingdom 83.21 compare
- 50 Isle of Man 83.13 compare
- 51 Chile 83.08 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Qatar?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Qatar was 83.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 84.06 in 2019.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.29 in 1950.
- How does Qatar rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Qatar ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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