Number of maternal deaths in Qatar
Qatar: Number of maternal deaths was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in Qatar, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Qatar recorded 1 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Qatar peaked at 2 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1986.
Qatar ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 169 Barbados 1 compare
- 169 Belarus 1 compare
- 169 Croatia 1 compare
- 169 Estonia 1 compare
- 169 Grenada 1 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 1 compare
- 169 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 169 Nauru 1 compare
- 169 Norway 1 compare
- 169 Seychelles 1 compare
- 169 Slovenia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 compare
More health data for Qatar
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 16,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 15,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 16,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 16,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,415 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Qatar?
- Number of maternal deaths in Qatar was 1 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Qatar ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.