Which has higher child mortality, Iraq or Niue?

Niue, at 2.38 against 2.18 in Iraq as of 2024.

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

82 years are reported by both, from 1943 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq

2.18

in 2024

Niue

2.38

in 2024

Iraq rank

71st

Niue rank

68th

Niue currently reports 2.38 against 2.18 in Iraq, a difference of 0.2.

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 200 countries.

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

Decade	Iraq	Niue	Difference	Ahead
1940s	45.38	14.17	31.21	Iraq
1950s	27.21	11.85	15.37	Iraq
1960s	14.99	7.97	7.02	Iraq
1970s	9.22	4.23	5	Iraq
1980s	6.69	2.56	4.13	Iraq
1990s	5.36	2.82	2.54	Iraq
2000s	4.01	3.6	0.405	Iraq
2010s	2.99	3.19	0.199	Niue
2020s	2.33	2.54	0.21	Niue

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Iraq or Niue?: Niue, at 2.38 against 2.18 in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Iraq and Niue?: 0.2, 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?: Iraq ranks 71st and Niue ranks 68th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.