What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Iraq and Palau?

0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Iraq ahead.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

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.

Iraq vs Palau: Child mortality by sex

Iraq

2.38 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Palau

2.37 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Iraq rank

71st

Palau rank

72nd

Child mortality by sex over time

Iraq
Palau

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.37 deaths per 100 live births in Palau, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 71st and Palau ranks 72nd of 199 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13.58 deaths per 100 live births	9.74 deaths per 100 live births	3.84 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq
1970s	9.73 deaths per 100 live births	6.9 deaths per 100 live births	2.83 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq
1980s	7.1 deaths per 100 live births	4.42 deaths per 100 live births	2.67 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq
1990s	5.72 deaths per 100 live births	3.51 deaths per 100 live births	2.21 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq
2000s	4.34 deaths per 100 live births	2.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq
2010s	3.26 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	0.9244 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq
2020s	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	2.47 deaths per 100 live births	0.0775 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, Iraq or Palau?: Iraq, at 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.37 deaths per 100 live births in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Iraq and Palau?: 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palau?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Palau rank globally for child mortality by sex?: Iraq ranks 71st and Palau ranks 72nd 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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Indicator: Child mortality by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .