Iraq vs Micronesia (country): Mortality rate, under-5
Iraq
21.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
22.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
70th
Micronesia (country) rank
68th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Iraq
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 22.4 per 1,000 live births against 21.8 per 1,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 70th and Micronesia (country) ranks 68th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Micronesia (country) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.89 per 1,000 live births | 104.46 per 1,000 live births | 45.43 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 1970s | 92.25 per 1,000 live births | 70.94 per 1,000 live births | 21.31 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 1980s | 66.9 per 1,000 live births | 56.39 per 1,000 live births | 10.51 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 1990s | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | 9 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | 36.78 per 1,000 live births | 3.32 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 29.93 per 1,000 live births | 30.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.36 per 1,000 live births | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 23.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.64 per 1,000 live births | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Iraq or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 22.4 per 1,000 live births against 21.8 per 1,000 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Iraq and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Micronesia (country)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Micronesia (country) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Iraq ranks 70th and Micronesia (country) ranks 68th 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.