Egypt vs Iraq: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Egypt
20.83
in 2024
Iraq
20.14
in 2024
Egypt rank
68th
Iraq rank
70th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 20.83 against 20.14 in Iraq, a difference of 0.69.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 68th and Iraq ranks 70th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 184.02 | 164.4 | 19.62 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 158.27 | 110.98 | 47.29 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 141.58 | 71.38 | 70.2 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 94.01 | 52.3 | 41.71 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 54.77 | 43.52 | 11.26 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 33.38 | 35.26 | 1.88 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 24.6 | 27.13 | 2.53 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 21.75 | 21.44 | 0.3051 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 20.83 against 20.14 in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.69, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Egypt ranks 68th and Iraq ranks 70th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.