Egypt vs Iraq: Infant mortality rate
Egypt
20.83 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iraq
20.14 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Egypt rank
71st
Iraq rank
73rd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 20.83 per 1,000 live births against 20.14 per 1,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.69 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 71st and Iraq ranks 73rd of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.38 per 1,000 live births | 35.26 per 1,000 live births | 1.88 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | 27.13 per 1,000 live births | 2.53 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 21.75 per 1,000 live births | 21.44 per 1,000 live births | 0.3051 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 20.83 per 1,000 live births against 20.14 per 1,000 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.69 per 1,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Egypt ranks 71st and Iraq ranks 73rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.