Which has higher deaths by age group, Iraq or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 31,927 deaths against 26,373 deaths in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Iraq and South Sudan?

5,554 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Sudan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs South Sudan: Deaths by age group

Iraq

26,373 deaths

in 2023

South Sudan

31,927 deaths

in 2023

Iraq rank

36th

South Sudan rank

34th

Deaths by age group over time

Iraq
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 31,927 deaths against 26,373 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 5,554 deaths.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	72,670 deaths	50,308 deaths	22,362 deaths	Iraq
1960s	51,805 deaths	61,793 deaths	9,988 deaths	South Sudan
1970s	44,654 deaths	63,112 deaths	18,458 deaths	South Sudan
1980s	40,176 deaths	84,247 deaths	44,071 deaths	South Sudan
1990s	40,679 deaths	72,440 deaths	31,761 deaths	South Sudan
2000s	37,630 deaths	47,431 deaths	9,801 deaths	South Sudan
2010s	34,730 deaths	65,314 deaths	30,584 deaths	South Sudan
2020s	27,564 deaths	31,375 deaths	3,812 deaths	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Iraq or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 31,927 deaths against 26,373 deaths in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Iraq and South Sudan?: 5,554 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and South Sudan rank globally for deaths by age group?: Iraq ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.