China vs Qatar: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute)
China
4.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Qatar
4.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
China rank
151st
Qatar rank
148th
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- China
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 4.9 per 1,000 live births against 4.5 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 151st and Qatar ranks 148th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.02 per 1,000 live births | 41.11 per 1,000 live births | 25.91 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1980s | 44.41 per 1,000 live births | 24.21 per 1,000 live births | 20.2 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1990s | 38.71 per 1,000 live births | 13.54 per 1,000 live births | 25.17 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 20.98 per 1,000 live births | 8.91 per 1,000 live births | 12.07 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 8.83 per 1,000 live births | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 2.33 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 4.97 per 1,000 live births | 5.05 per 1,000 live births | 0.075 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, China or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 4.9 per 1,000 live births against 4.5 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between China and Qatar?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do China and Qatar rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- China ranks 151st and Qatar ranks 148th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release