Iran vs Iraq: Death rate in armed conflicts
Iran
0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Iraq
0.0043 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Iran rank
32nd
Iraq rank
30th
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0043 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people in Iran, a difference of 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.0 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iraq ahead.
Iran ranks 32nd and Iraq ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0133 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0289 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0624 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0999 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0374 deaths per 100,000 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts, Iran or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.0043 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Iran and Iraq?
- 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Iran ranks 32nd and Iraq ranks 30th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.