Algeria vs Iraq: Child mortality by sex
Algeria
2.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq
2.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
73rd
Iraq rank
71st
Child mortality by sex over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Iraq ahead.
Algeria ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.66 deaths per 100 live births | 24.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1092 deaths per 100 live births | Algeria |
| 1960s | 24.69 deaths per 100 live births | 15.6 deaths per 100 live births | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | Algeria |
| 1970s | 21.27 deaths per 100 live births | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 11.54 deaths per 100 live births | Algeria |
| 1980s | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | 7.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | Algeria |
| 1990s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5744 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6001 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5293 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1272 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Algeria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Algeria and Iraq?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Algeria ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 71st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .