Iraq vs Philippines: Infant mortality rate by sex
Iraq
1.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Philippines
1.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
69th
Philippines rank
68th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Iraq
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.92 deaths per 100 live births against 1.81 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 69th and Philippines ranks 68th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1960s | 10.41 deaths per 100 live births | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6207 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9959 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4675 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0437 deaths per 100 live births | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Iraq or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.92 deaths per 100 live births against 1.81 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Iraq and Philippines?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Philippines?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Philippines rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Iraq ranks 69th and Philippines ranks 68th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .