Iraq vs Marshall Islands: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Iraq
0.0861 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Marshall Islands
0.0801 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Iraq rank
53rd
Marshall Islands rank
56th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Iraq
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.006 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 53rd and Marshall Islands ranks 56th of 200 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0289 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.9911 under-five deaths per woman | 0.827 under-five deaths per woman | 0.164 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.6363 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5572 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0791 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.4195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3985 under-five deaths per woman | 0.021 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.2956 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0653 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1836 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1731 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0105 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1239 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1127 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0862 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0821 under-five deaths per woman | 0.004 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Iraq or Marshall Islands?
- Iraq, at 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Iraq and Marshall Islands?
- 0.006 under-five deaths per woman, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Marshall Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Marshall Islands rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Iraq ranks 53rd and Marshall Islands ranks 56th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).