Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in Qatar and 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.9 per 1,000 live births, or 1.21 times that in Qatar.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

QatarSaudi ArabiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Qatar ranked 186 and Saudi Arabia ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Qatar at 1.5 per 1,000 live births and Saudi Arabia at 1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	4.2	5.1	27.3
2022	4.4	5.3	28.2
2021	4.7	5.5	28.4
2020	4.9	5.8	28.7
2019	5.2	6.1	29.2
2018	5.5	6.4	29.7
2017	5.8	6.7	30.3
2016	6.2	7.1	31.1
2015	6.5	7.5	32.1
2014	6.8	7.9	32.9
2013	7	8.4	33.9
2012	7.3	8.9	35
2011	7.5	9.5	36.8
2010	7.7	10.1	37.7
2009	7.9	10.8	39.1
2008	8.2	11.4	40.4
2007	8.4	12.1	42
2006	8.6	12.8	43.7
2005	8.9	13.6	45.4
2004	9.2	14.4	47.2
2003	9.5	15.2	48.8
2002	9.8	16.1	50.6
2001	10.2	17.1	52.2
2000	10.6	18.2	53.7
1999	11	19.3	55.5
1998	11.4	20.5	57.1
1997	11.9	21.8	58.3
1996	12.5	23.3	59.6
1995	13.1	24.9	60.8
1994	13.8	26.6	62
1993	14.6	28.5	62.9
1992	15.5	30.6	64.1
1991	16.5	32.9	64.9
1990	17.5	35.3	64.9
1989	18.7	37.9	66.2
1988	19.8	40.7	68
1987	21.1	43.7	68.6
1986	22.3	46.9	70.8
1985	23.5	50.3	72.9
1984	24.8	53.7	74.6
1983	26	57.4	76.1
1982	27.3	61.2	76.6
1981	28.7	65.2	78.7
1980	30.1	69.3	80.6
1979	31.6	73.7	82.5
1978	33.3	78.3	84.7
1977	35.1	83	86.4
1976	37.2	87.9	88.1
1975	39.5	92.9	89.6
1974	41.9	98.2	90.9
1973	44.5	103.5	92.1
1972	47.3	108.9	93.6
1971	50.3	114.2	96.1
1970	53.4	119.4	96.9
1969	56.8	124.5	98.3
1968	60.3	129.2	100.2
1967	64.1	133.7	103.1
1966	68.1	137.8	104.9
1965	72.1	141.6	106.4
1964	76.4	145.1	106.1
1963	80.6	148.4	107.7
1962	84.7	151.5	110.2
1961	88.9	154.4	121.5
1960	92.9	157.2	131.8
1959	96.9	159.9	125.7
1958	100.7	162.6	117.7
1957	104.5	165.1	120
1956	108.2	167.7	121.9
1955	111.9	170.2	124.8
1954	115.5	172.6	127.7
1953	119.1	175.1	130.1
1952	122.6	177.5	132.7
1951	126.1	179.9	136
1950	129.7	182.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	5.84.8–6.9	65.1–7.3	26.9
2025	5.64.4–7.3	5.84.6–7.6	26.4
2026	5.44–7.5	5.64.3–7.8	25.9
2027	5.33.7–7.5	5.53.9–7.8	25.4
2028	5.13.4–7.6	5.33.6–7.8	24.9
2029	53.2–7.9	5.13.3–7.9	24.5
2030	4.93–7.9	4.93.1–7.9	24
2031	4.72.9–7.8	4.73–8	23.6
2032	4.62.7–7.8	4.62.7–8.1	23.2
2033	4.52.6–7.7	4.42.5–7.8	22.8
2034	4.32.4–7.8	4.32.4–7.9	22.3
2035	4.22.4–7.8	4.12.3–7.7	21.9
2036	4.12.2–7.7	42.2–7.7	21.5
2037	42.1–7.7	3.92–7.5	21.1
2038	3.92.1–7.7	3.71.9–7.5	20.8
2039	3.82–7.8	3.61.9–7.4	20.4
2040	3.71.9–7.7	3.51.8–7.3	20
2041	3.71.8–7.5	3.41.7–7.1	19.7
2042	3.61.7–7.4	3.31.6–7.2	19.4
2043	3.51.7–7.5	3.21.6–6.9	19
2044	3.41.6–7.3	3.11.5–7	18.7
2045	3.41.6–7.2	31.4–7	18.4
2046	3.31.5–7.1	2.91.4–7	18.2
2047	3.21.5–7.2	2.91.3–6.9	17.9
2048	3.21.4–7.2	2.81.3–6.8	17.7
2049	3.11.4–7.2	2.71.2–6.9	17.5
2050	3.11.3–7.2	2.61.2–6.7	17.3
2051	31.3–7	2.61.1–6.4	17.1
2052	31.3–7.1	2.51.1–6.3	16.9
2053	2.91.2–7	2.51.1–6.2	16.7
2054	2.91.2–6.9	2.41.1–5.9	16.5
2055	2.81.1–6.7	2.31–5.6	16.3
2056	2.81.1–6.7	2.31–5.7	16.1
2057	2.71.1–6.7	2.20.9–5.6	15.9
2058	2.71–6.5	2.20.9–5.5	15.7
2059	2.61–6.5	2.10.8–5.4	15.5
2060	2.61–6.5	2.10.8–5.2	15.3
2061	2.50.9–6.1	20.8–5.3	15.1
2062	2.50.9–6.3	20.8–5.3	14.9
2063	2.50.9–6.2	1.90.7–5.1	14.7
2064	2.40.8–6.3	1.90.7–4.9	14.5
2065	2.40.8–6.1	1.90.7–4.9	14.3
2066	2.30.8–6	1.80.7–4.8	14.1
2067	2.30.8–5.9	1.80.7–4.7	13.9
2068	2.30.8–5.8	1.80.6–4.7	13.8
2069	2.20.8–5.9	1.70.6–4.5	13.6
2070	2.20.7–5.6	1.70.6–4.3	13.4
2071	2.20.7–5.7	1.70.6–4.3	13.2
2072	2.20.7–5.8	1.60.6–4.3	13
2073	2.10.7–5.7	1.60.6–4.4	12.9
2074	2.10.7–5.9	1.60.5–4.1	12.7
2075	2.10.6–5.6	1.60.5–4.2	12.6
2076	20.6–5.8	1.50.5–4.1	12.4
2077	20.6–5.6	1.50.5–4	12.3
2078	20.6–5.7	1.50.5–3.9	12.1
2079	20.6–5.5	1.40.5–3.9	12
2080	1.90.6–5.3	1.40.4–3.9	11.8
2081	1.90.5–5.2	1.40.4–3.8	11.7
2082	1.90.5–5.2	1.40.4–3.7	11.6
2083	1.90.5–5.2	1.30.4–3.6	11.5
2084	1.80.5–5.2	1.30.4–3.5	11.4
2085	1.80.5–5.2	1.30.4–3.6	11.3
2086	1.80.5–5.1	1.30.4–3.5	11.1
2087	1.80.5–4.9	1.30.4–3.6	11
2088	1.70.5–4.9	1.20.3–3.5	10.9
2089	1.70.4–4.9	1.20.3–3.5	10.8
2090	1.70.4–4.8	1.20.3–3.4	10.7
2091	1.70.4–4.8	1.20.3–3.4	10.6
2092	1.70.4–4.8	1.20.3–3.3	10.5
2093	1.60.4–4.7	1.20.3–3.3	10.4
2094	1.60.4–4.6	1.10.3–3.2	10.3
2095	1.60.4–4.6	1.10.3–3.2	10.1
2096	1.60.4–4.6	1.10.2–3.2	10
2097	1.60.4–4.5	1.10.2–3.1	9.9
2098	1.50.4–4.8	1.10.2–3.2	9.8
2099	1.50.4–4.8	1.10.2–3	9.7
2100	1.50.3–4.7	10.2–3.1	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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