Iraq vs Syrian Arab Republic: Mortality rate, infant
Iraq
20.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
17.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
69th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
72nd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Iraq
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 20.1 per 1,000 live births against 17.7 per 1,000 live births in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 69th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.99 per 1,000 live births | 93.41 per 1,000 live births | 17.58 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 1970s | 71.39 per 1,000 live births | 62.93 per 1,000 live births | 8.46 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 1980s | 52.32 per 1,000 live births | 40.57 per 1,000 live births | 11.75 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 1990s | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | 26.42 per 1,000 live births | 17.08 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 35.27 per 1,000 live births | 18.62 per 1,000 live births | 16.65 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 27.13 per 1,000 live births | 22.83 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 21.42 per 1,000 live births | 18.94 per 1,000 live births | 2.48 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Iraq or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Iraq, at 20.1 per 1,000 live births against 17.7 per 1,000 live births in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Iraq ranks 69th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.