Cambodia vs Iraq: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex

Cambodia
17 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq
17.15 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
72nd
Iraq rank
71st

Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time

  • Cambodia
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 17.15 deaths per 1,000 people against 17 deaths per 1,000 people in Cambodia, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Cambodia ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 71st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Iraq Difference Ahead
1950s 161.24 deaths per 1,000 people 181.65 deaths per 1,000 people 20.41 deaths per 1,000 people Iraq
1960s 137.95 deaths per 1,000 people 109.78 deaths per 1,000 people 28.17 deaths per 1,000 people Cambodia
1970s 147.96 deaths per 1,000 people 69.73 deaths per 1,000 people 78.23 deaths per 1,000 people Cambodia
1980s 100.69 deaths per 1,000 people 49.24 deaths per 1,000 people 51.45 deaths per 1,000 people Cambodia
1990s 85.77 deaths per 1,000 people 39.25 deaths per 1,000 people 46.52 deaths per 1,000 people Cambodia
2000s 52.98 deaths per 1,000 people 30.56 deaths per 1,000 people 22.42 deaths per 1,000 people Cambodia
2010s 25.08 deaths per 1,000 people 22.86 deaths per 1,000 people 2.23 deaths per 1,000 people Cambodia
2020s 17.98 deaths per 1,000 people 18.08 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0944 deaths per 1,000 people Iraq

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, Cambodia or Iraq?
Iraq, at 17.15 deaths per 1,000 people against 17 deaths per 1,000 people in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Cambodia and Iraq?
0.15 deaths per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Iraq?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Iraq rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
Cambodia ranks 72nd 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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Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.