What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Iraq and Palau?

0.4 per 1,000 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.

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.

Iraq vs Palau: Mortality rate, under-5

Iraq

21.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Palau

21.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iraq rank

70th

Palau rank

72nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Iraq
Palau

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 21.8 per 1,000 live births against 21.4 per 1,000 live births in Palau, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 70th and Palau ranks 72nd of 196 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	130 per 1,000 live births	90.6 per 1,000 live births	39.4 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
1970s	92.25 per 1,000 live births	63.45 per 1,000 live births	28.8 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
1980s	66.9 per 1,000 live births	40.17 per 1,000 live births	26.73 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
1990s	53.6 per 1,000 live births	31.76 per 1,000 live births	21.84 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2000s	40.1 per 1,000 live births	22.7 per 1,000 live births	17.4 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2010s	29.93 per 1,000 live births	21.1 per 1,000 live births	8.83 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2020s	23.3 per 1,000 live births	22.26 per 1,000 live births	1.04 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, Iraq or Palau?: Iraq, at 21.8 per 1,000 live births against 21.4 per 1,000 live births in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Iraq and Palau?: 0.4 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, under-5?: Iraq ranks 70th and Palau ranks 72nd 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.