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Mortality in Qatar, by the numbers

Qatar sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 82.6 years of life, 26th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Qatar, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
82.6 yrs
26th of 212
Old-age sex ratio (65+)
153 men/100 women
1st highest of 212
Population aged 65+
1.7 %
1st lowest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Qatar ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 82.6 yrs 26 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 6.3 /1,000 135 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 1.1 /1,000 211 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 19.5 yrs 66 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 8.3 /1,000 211 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 1.7 yrs 208 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 153 men/100 women 212 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 4.8 /1,000 143 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 4.0 /100k 176 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 12.1 % 143 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 4.7 /100k 127 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 7.3 /100k 147 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 41.4 % 5 of 143 2012
Recorded alcohol per adult 1.1 L 151 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 1.7 % 212 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $1,804 44 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $76,689 13 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Qatar's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st highest old-age sex ratio in the world (153 men/100 women) and the 1st lowest population aged 65+ in the world (1.7 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Qatar; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.