Algeria vs Iraq: Infant mortality by sex
Algeria
2.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq
2.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
71st
Iraq rank
70th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.2 deaths per 100 live births against 2.12 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Iraq ahead.
Algeria ranks 71st and Iraq ranks 70th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.27 deaths per 100 live births | 17.87 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5973 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1960s | 16.82 deaths per 100 live births | 11.75 deaths per 100 live births | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | Algeria |
| 1970s | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 7.64 deaths per 100 live births | 6.85 deaths per 100 live births | Algeria |
| 1980s | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Algeria |
| 1990s | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5264 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6331 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5517 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1753 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Algeria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.2 deaths per 100 live births against 2.12 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Algeria and Iraq?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Algeria ranks 71st and Iraq ranks 70th 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .