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
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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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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.