Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 82.4 years in Qatar and 78.7 years in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Qatar, by 3.6 years, or 1.05 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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QatarSaudi ArabiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Qatar has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Qatar ranked 27 and Saudi Arabia ranked 64 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Qatar at 90.9 years and Saudi Arabia at 90.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	82.4	78.7	73.2
2022	81.9	77.3	72.6
2021	81.1	77.1	70.9
2020	80.4	77.6	71.9
2019	83	78.3	72.6
2018	82.7	78.8	72.4
2017	82.5	78.7	72.1
2016	82.2	78.4	71.9
2015	81.8	77.8	71.6
2014	81.4	77.1	71.4
2013	81	76.5	71.1
2012	80.5	76.1	70.8
2011	80	75.8	70.4
2010	79.4	75.6	70.1
2009	78.8	75.5	69.7
2008	78.3	75.3	69.3
2007	77.7	75.1	69
2006	77.3	74.8	68.6
2005	76.9	74.4	68.1
2004	76.5	74	67.7
2003	76.1	73.7	67.4
2002	75.8	73.3	67.1
2001	75.5	73	66.8
2000	75.3	72.6	66.4
1999	75.1	72.3	66
1998	74.9	72	65.7
1997	74.7	71.6	65.5
1996	74.6	71.3	65.2
1995	74.4	70.9	64.9
1994	74.2	70.6	64.3
1993	74.1	70.2	64.4
1992	73.9	69.8	64.3
1991	73.7	69.3	64.1
1990	73.4	68.9	64
1989	73.1	68.4	63.8
1988	72.8	67.8	63.4
1987	72.5	67.2	63.2
1986	72.2	66.7	62.7
1985	71.8	66	62.2
1984	71.5	65.4	61.9
1983	71.1	64.7	61.5
1982	70.7	64	61.3
1981	70.3	63.3	60.9
1980	69.9	62.4	60.5
1979	69.5	61.5	60.2
1978	69.1	60.7	59.5
1977	68.6	59.8	59.2
1976	68.2	58.8	58.6
1975	67.7	57.8	58.3
1974	67.2	56.8	58.1
1973	66.6	55.8	57.7
1972	66.1	54.7	57.2
1971	65.5	53.7	56
1970	64.9	52.7	56.3
1969	64.3	51.8	56
1968	63.6	50.9	55.6
1967	62.9	50	55.1
1966	62.2	49.2	54.6
1965	61.4	48.4	54
1964	60.7	47.7	54.3
1963	60	47.1	53.7
1962	59.2	46.5	53.2
1961	58.5	45.9	50.4
1960	57.8	45.3	47.8
1959	57.1	44.8	49.6
1958	56.3	44.2	51.6
1957	55.6	43.7	51.1
1956	54.9	43.1	50.7
1955	54.2	42.6	50.2
1954	53.5	42.1	49.7
1953	52.8	41.6	48.8
1952	52.1	41.1	48.2
1951	51.5	40.6	47.1
1950	50.8	40	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	82.581.6–83.4	7978–80	73.3
2025	82.781.3–83.9	79.277.8–80.5	73.5
2026	82.881.2–84.4	79.477.7–81	73.8
2027	8381.2–84.8	79.677.7–81.5	73.9
2028	83.181.1–85.2	79.877.7–81.9	74.1
2029	83.380.9–85.5	8077.6–82.3	74.2
2030	83.480.9–85.8	80.377.6–82.6	74.4
2031	83.681–86	80.577.6–83	74.5
2032	83.781–86.5	80.777.6–83.4	74.7
2033	83.981–86.6	80.977.8–83.9	74.8
2034	8481.1–87	81.177.8–84.2	75
2035	84.280.9–87.1	81.377.9–84.4	75.1
2036	84.381–87.3	81.577.9–84.7	75.3
2037	84.481–87.6	81.778.1–85	75.4
2038	84.681–87.8	81.978.2–85.4	75.5
2039	84.781–87.9	82.178.2–85.6	75.7
2040	84.881–88.1	82.378.3–85.8	75.8
2041	8581.1–88.5	82.578.5–86	75.9
2042	85.181.3–88.7	82.678.5–86.3	76.1
2043	85.281.1–88.9	82.878.6–86.6	76.2
2044	85.381.3–89.2	8378.6–86.9	76.3
2045	85.481.3–89.3	83.278.5–87	76.5
2046	85.681.4–89.4	83.378.6–87.3	76.6
2047	85.781.3–89.6	83.578.6–87.4	76.7
2048	85.881.3–89.9	83.778.7–87.7	76.8
2049	85.881.3–90	83.878.7–87.9	76.9
2050	85.981.2–90.3	8478.8–88.2	77
2051	8681.4–90.3	84.279.3–88.4	77.1
2052	86.181.3–90.5	84.379.3–88.5	77.2
2053	86.281.4–90.8	84.579.4–88.8	77.3
2054	86.381.6–90.9	84.679.6–89	77.4
2055	86.481.6–91.1	84.879.9–89.1	77.6
2056	86.581.6–91.2	84.979.9–89.4	77.7
2057	86.681.6–91.3	85.180–89.6	77.8
2058	86.781.7–91.5	85.280.2–89.8	77.9
2059	86.881.8–91.9	85.480.2–90.1	78
2060	86.981.7–91.9	85.580.4–90.1	78.1
2061	8781.9–92	85.780.5–90.4	78.2
2062	87.182–92.3	85.880.5–90.6	78.3
2063	87.282–92.3	8680.7–90.8	78.4
2064	87.281.9–92.5	86.180.8–91.2	78.5
2065	87.382.1–92.7	86.281–91.3	78.6
2066	87.482–92.7	86.481.1–91.4	78.7
2067	87.582.2–93.1	86.581.2–91.5	78.8
2068	87.682.3–93.2	86.681.3–91.9	78.9
2069	87.782.3–93.3	86.881.4–91.9	79
2070	87.782.4–93.5	86.981.6–92.3	79.1
2071	87.882.4–93.6	8781.8–92.5	79.2
2072	87.982.3–93.6	87.281.7–92.5	79.3
2073	8882.5–93.9	87.381.8–92.6	79.4
2074	88.282.3–94.2	87.482.1–93	79.4
2075	88.382.6–94.2	87.582.1–93.1	79.5
2076	88.482.6–94.3	87.782.1–93.2	79.6
2077	88.582.7–94.6	87.882.2–93.5	79.7
2078	88.682.7–94.7	87.982.4–93.6	79.8
2079	88.782.8–94.7	8882.5–93.8	79.9
2080	88.883.1–95.1	88.182.6–94.1	80
2081	88.983.1–95.2	88.382.7–94.2	80.1
2082	8983–95.3	88.482.7–94.4	80.2
2083	89.183–95.4	88.582.9–94.8	80.3
2084	89.283–95.7	88.683–95.1	80.3
2085	89.383.1–95.8	88.783–95.1	80.4
2086	89.483.4–96	88.883.1–95.2	80.5
2087	89.583.6–96.2	8983.1–95.3	80.6
2088	89.783.6–96.4	89.183.1–95.7	80.7
2089	89.883.6–96.5	89.283–95.8	80.8
2090	89.983.8–96.6	89.383.3–95.9	80.9
2091	9083.8–96.9	89.483.4–96.1	81
2092	90.183.7–97.1	89.583.7–96.3	81
2093	90.284–97.1	89.683.6–96.4	81.1
2094	90.384.1–97.4	89.783.8–96.6	81.2
2095	90.484–97.5	89.883.9–96.8	81.3
2096	90.584–97.6	89.983.9–97	81.4
2097	90.684.1–97.7	9084–97.3	81.5
2098	90.783.9–97.8	90.184–97.5	81.6
2099	90.884–98	90.284.2–97.7	81.7
2100	90.984–98.3	90.384.3–97.9	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
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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