Bhutan vs Iraq: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Bhutan
17.45 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq
17.15 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
70th
Iraq rank
71st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Bhutan
- Iraq
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 17.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 17.15 deaths per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 234.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 181.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 209.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 161.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 91.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 112.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 74.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 43.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 24.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 18.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3113 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Bhutan or Iraq?
- Bhutan, at 17.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 17.15 deaths per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Bhutan and Iraq?
- 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Iraq rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Bhutan ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.