Algeria vs Iraq: Mortality rate, under-5
Algeria
21.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iraq
21.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
71st
Iraq rank
70th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 21.8 per 1,000 live births against 21.6 per 1,000 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 71st and Iraq ranks 70th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 242.45 per 1,000 live births | 149.89 per 1,000 live births | 92.56 per 1,000 live births | Algeria |
| 1970s | 209.46 per 1,000 live births | 92.25 per 1,000 live births | 117.21 per 1,000 live births | Algeria |
| 1980s | 92.37 per 1,000 live births | 66.9 per 1,000 live births | 25.47 per 1,000 live births | Algeria |
| 1990s | 48 per 1,000 live births | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 34.96 per 1,000 live births | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | 5.14 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 25.37 per 1,000 live births | 29.93 per 1,000 live births | 4.56 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 1.02 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Algeria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 21.8 per 1,000 live births against 21.6 per 1,000 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Algeria and Iraq?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Algeria ranks 71st and Iraq ranks 70th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.