Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Number of child deaths by age
Iraq
1,940 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,068 deaths
in 2024
Iraq rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Iraq
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,068 deaths against 1,940 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 128 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17,490 deaths | 4,554 deaths | 12,936 deaths | Iraq |
| 1960s | 11,622 deaths | 4,052 deaths | 7,570 deaths | Iraq |
| 1970s | 9,403 deaths | 3,382 deaths | 6,020 deaths | Iraq |
| 1980s | 8,432 deaths | 2,758 deaths | 5,674 deaths | Iraq |
| 1990s | 7,084 deaths | 2,683 deaths | 4,402 deaths | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4,325 deaths | 2,831 deaths | 1,494 deaths | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3,070 deaths | 2,763 deaths | 307.1 deaths | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2,105 deaths | 2,226 deaths | 121.2 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,068 deaths against 1,940 deaths in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
- 128 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .