Egypt vs Iraq: Child mortality by sex
Egypt
2.39
in 2024
Iraq
2.38
in 2024
Egypt rank
70th
Iraq rank
71st
Child mortality by sex over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.39 against 2.38 in Iraq, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.54 | 23.74 | 10.79 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 27.68 | 15.6 | 12.08 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 21.54 | 9.73 | 11.81 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 12.63 | 7.1 | 5.53 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.83 | 5.72 | 1.12 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.03 | 4.34 | 0.3032 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.88 | 3.26 | 0.381 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.55 | 0.0443 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 2.39 against 2.38 in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.01, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Egypt ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 71st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.