Health · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Qatar: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 82.5 yrs (2024), 27th of 217 in the world and 5th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, women is 83.5 yrs (2024), 43rd of 217 in the world and 5th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, men is 81.8 yrs (2024), 12th of 217 in the world and 3rd of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Qatar in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 82.5 yrs2024 | 27/217 | 5/23 | 75.2 yrs | 79.4 yrs | 80.4 yrs | +1.4%since 2014 | 72.3 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 83.5 yrs2024 | 43/217 | 5/23 | 76.1 yrs | 80.5 yrs | 82.2 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 74.3 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 81.8 yrs2024 | 12/217 | 3/23 | 74.7 yrs | 78.7 yrs | 79.4 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 70.4 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.82024 | 147/196 | 19/23 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 5.2 | −28%since 2014 | 32.0 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 5.92024 | 147/196 | 20/23 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 6.3 | −27%since 2014 | 36.4 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.82024 | 144/196 | 19/23 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | −2.6%since 2014 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 42023 | 178/194 | 21/23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | −33%since 2013 | 47 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 99%2024 | 14/193 | 5/23 | 91% | 99% | 90% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 84% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 139/153 | 15/20 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 0.1% | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 372024 | 112/208 | 9/23 | 99 | 54 | 41 | +23%since 2014 | 110 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 2.5%2023 | 187/193 | 21/23 | 2.0% | 1.9% | 3.8% | +0.4 ppsince 2013 | 5.3% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 7.4%2023 | 180/193 | 22/23 | 30.0% | 18.7% | 5.9% | +0.5 ppsince 2013 | 28.3% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.022023 | 59/180 | 4/22 | 2.222001 | 4.05 | 2.502018 | −25%since 2010 | 1.30 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.22022 | 134/182 | 16/23 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.32021 | −4.6%since 2012 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 43/206 | 5/23 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 92.9% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.9%2024 | 22/203 | 4/23 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 12.5%2024 | 113/166 | 17/20 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 12.5% | ±0.0 ppsince 2010 | 18.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 7.32019 | 149/186 | 19/23 | 31.2 | 15.9 | 7.32019 | −60%since 2009 | 17.0 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.4%82.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.3%83.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.3%81.8 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−28%4.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Tuberculosis+23%37 in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+0.5 pp7.4% in 2023
- Physicians−25%3.02 in 2023
- Hospital beds−4.6%1.2 in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Qatar and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Qatar. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Qatar | Iran | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.5 yrs2024 | 77.9 yrs2024 | 79.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 83.5 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 | 81.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 81.8 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 | 77.3 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.82024 | 10.32024 | 4.72024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.92024 | 11.32024 | 6.02024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 3.82024 | 7.22024 | 2.92024 |
| Maternal mortality | 42023 | 162023 | 72023 |
| Measles vaccination | 99%2024 | 99%2024 | 96%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 |