Iraq vs Niue: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita

Iraq
2.18 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niue
2.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
71st
Niue rank
68th

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Niue
0204060194219832024

How they compare

Niue currently reports 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.18 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Niue's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 82 shared years of data; in 1943 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 71st and Niue ranks 68th of 199 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Niue in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Niue Difference Ahead
1940s 45.38 deaths per 100 live births 14.16 deaths per 100 live births 31.21 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
1950s 27.21 deaths per 100 live births 11.85 deaths per 100 live births 15.37 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
1960s 14.99 deaths per 100 live births 7.97 deaths per 100 live births 7.02 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
1970s 9.22 deaths per 100 live births 4.23 deaths per 100 live births 5 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
1980s 6.69 deaths per 100 live births 2.56 deaths per 100 live births 4.13 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
1990s 5.36 deaths per 100 live births 2.82 deaths per 100 live births 2.54 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
2000s 4.01 deaths per 100 live births 3.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.4044 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
2010s 2.99 deaths per 100 live births 3.19 deaths per 100 live births 0.1982 deaths per 100 live births Niue
2020s 2.33 deaths per 100 live births 2.54 deaths per 100 live births 0.2089 deaths per 100 live births Niue

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Iraq or Niue?
Niue, at 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.18 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Niue?
0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Niue?
82 years are reported by both, from 1943 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Niue rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Iraq ranks 71st and Niue ranks 68th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

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