Iraq vs Venezuela: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Iraq
2.18 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Venezuela
2.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
71st
Venezuela rank
67th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Iraq
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 2.42 deaths per 100 live births against 2.18 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 71st and Venezuela ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9507 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0892 deaths per 100 live births | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Iraq or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 2.42 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. share in extreme poverty between Iraq and Venezuela?
- 0.24 deaths per 100 live births, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Venezuela rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Iraq ranks 71st and Venezuela ranks 67th 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. share in extreme poverty. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .