Youth mortality rate in Qatar
Qatar: Youth mortality rate was 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7345 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
152nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.46 deaths per 100 live births
in 1990
All-time low
0.7345 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Youth mortality rate in Qatar, 1990–2024
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
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Qatar stood at 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Qatar peaked at 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Qatar ranks 152nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Youth mortality rate in Qatar, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1991 | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.991 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9499 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9082 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8682 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8328 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8029 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7791 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.762 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7502 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7419 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5464 deaths per 100 live births, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.49 deaths per 100 live births, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9678 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8029 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7536 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7791 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 149 Slovak Republic 0.742 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 150 Saudi Arabia 0.7418 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 151 China 0.7409 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 153 Bulgaria 0.7235 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 154 Anguilla 0.7051 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 155 Russia 0.6982 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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 youth mortality rate in Qatar?
- Youth mortality rate in Qatar was 0.7345 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Qatar rank for youth mortality rate?
- Qatar ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.