Egypt vs Iraq: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Egypt
2.08 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iraq
2.01 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Egypt rank
67th
Iraq rank
69th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.08 per 1,000 live births against 2.01 per 1,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 67th and Iraq ranks 69th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.82 per 1,000 live births | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.73 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1970s | 14.16 per 1,000 live births | 7.14 per 1,000 live births | 7.02 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.23 per 1,000 live births | 4.17 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.48 per 1,000 live births | 4.35 per 1,000 live births | 1.13 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.34 per 1,000 live births | 3.53 per 1,000 live births | 0.189 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.46 per 1,000 live births | 2.71 per 1,000 live births | 0.252 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.17 per 1,000 live births | 2.14 per 1,000 live births | 0.032 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 2.08 per 1,000 live births against 2.01 per 1,000 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.07 per 1,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Egypt ranks 67th and Iraq ranks 69th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.