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
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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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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .