Iraq vs Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: Infant mortality rate
Iraq
2.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
70th
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. rank
69th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Iraq
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
How they compare
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. currently reports 2.03 deaths per 100 live births against 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 70th and Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Micronesia, Fed. Sts. in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.72 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1960s | 11.1 deaths per 100 live births | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1970s | 7.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1980s | 5.23 deaths per 100 live births | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4925 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5184 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3192 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0047 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0189 deaths per 100 live births | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Iraq or Micronesia, Fed. Sts.?
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts., at 2.03 deaths per 100 live births against 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Iraq and Micronesia, Fed. Sts.?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Micronesia, Fed. Sts.?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Micronesia, Fed. Sts. rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Iraq ranks 70th and Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 69th 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .