Iraq vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Infant mortality by sex

Iraq
2.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
70th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
67th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Iraq
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 2.3 deaths per 100 live births against 2.2 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 70th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 67th of 199 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 18.43 deaths per 100 live births 7.42 deaths per 100 live births 11.01 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
1960s 11.75 deaths per 100 live births 6 deaths per 100 live births 5.75 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
1970s 7.64 deaths per 100 live births 4.83 deaths per 100 live births 2.8 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
1980s 5.6 deaths per 100 live births 3.37 deaths per 100 live births 2.24 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
1990s 4.67 deaths per 100 live births 2.38 deaths per 100 live births 2.29 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
2000s 3.82 deaths per 100 live births 1.75 deaths per 100 live births 2.07 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
2010s 2.96 deaths per 100 live births 1.94 deaths per 100 live births 1.01 deaths per 100 live births Iraq
2020s 2.34 deaths per 100 live births 2.3 deaths per 100 live births 0.0437 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, Iraq or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 2.3 deaths per 100 live births against 2.2 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Iraq and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Iraq ranks 70th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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 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 .