Iraq vs Palau: Infant mortality rate
Iraq
2.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palau
1.86 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
70th
Palau rank
72nd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Iraq
- Palau
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.01 deaths per 100 live births against 1.86 deaths per 100 live births in Palau, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 70th and Palau ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.75 deaths per 100 live births | 7.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1970s | 7.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1980s | 5.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2173 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Iraq or Palau?
- Iraq, at 2.01 deaths per 100 live births against 1.86 deaths per 100 live births in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Iraq and Palau?
- 0.15 deaths per 100 live births, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palau?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Palau rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Iraq ranks 70th and Palau ranks 72nd 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 .