Algeria vs Iraq: Annual death rates at different ages
Algeria
18.08 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq
19.35 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Algeria rank
75th
Iraq rank
72nd
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 19.35 deaths per 1,000 people against 18.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Algeria, a difference of 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Algeria ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 185.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 194.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1960s | 179.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Algeria |
| 1970s | 155.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Algeria |
| 1980s | 73.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Algeria |
| 1990s | 40.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 29.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 21.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 18.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Algeria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 19.35 deaths per 1,000 people against 18.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Algeria and Iraq?
- 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Algeria ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.