🇶🇦 Qatar Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Qatar has an estimated 111 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 0 a day, 5.3 per 100,000 people (safer than the global average, rank #164 of 195). 2 accident reports from Qatar were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 999. Traffic drives on the right.
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain.
- Capital
- Doha
- Population
- 2,639,211 (2017)
- Area
- 11,437 km²
- Calling code
- +974
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Qatari riyal
- Continent
- Asia
- Emergency number
- 999
- Road deaths / 100k
- 5.3
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11
Qatar Accident News — Last 24 Hours
Qatar — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Qatar over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Qatar
In Qatar, dial 999. From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Qatar on this site
- Driving laws in Qatar — speed limits, alcohol limit, driving side
- Emergency numbers for every country · all of Asia
- Live news TV — Al Jazeera English (official streams, 1 on air)
- Accidents today worldwide · yesterday's digest · global rankings
Road Safety in Qatar
Qatar has an estimated road traffic death rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people, which is safer than the global average. With a population of roughly 2,700,000, that translates to about 143 deaths every year — 0 every single day.
Globally it ranks #164 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Asia road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Qatar — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Qatar, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has fallen by 73.4%.
Qatar vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 5.3 | 143 | 111 |
| Bahrain | 7.5 | 113 | 88 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6.6 | 627 | 488 |
| Kuwait | 10.7 | 460 | 358 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13.2 | 4,871 | 3,793 |