Guyana vs Iraq: Child mortality rate by sex
Guyana
2.19 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq
1.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guyana rank
67th
Iraq rank
71st
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Guyana
- Iraq
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2.19 deaths per 100 live births against 1.97 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Guyana ranks 67th and Iraq ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.25 deaths per 100 live births | 26.24 deaths per 100 live births | 14.99 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1960s | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | 14.34 deaths per 100 live births | 7.17 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 8.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1980s | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 6.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3282 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.266 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0166 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 2010s | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 2020s | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2415 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Guyana or Iraq?
- Guyana, at 2.19 deaths per 100 live births against 1.97 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Guyana and Iraq?
- 0.22 deaths per 100 live births, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Iraq?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Iraq rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Guyana ranks 67th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .