Iraq vs Philippines: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Iraq
17.15 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Philippines
18.42 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
71st
Philippines rank
68th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Iraq
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 18.42 deaths per 1,000 people against 17.15 deaths per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 181.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 101.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1960s | 109.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 69.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 49.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 39.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 30.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 22.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 18.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5365 deaths per 1,000 people | Philippines |
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, Iraq or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 18.42 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 Iraq and Philippines?
- 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Philippines rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Iraq ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 68th 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.