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

2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 Venezuela: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Iraq

21.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Venezuela

24.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iraq rank

70th

Venezuela rank

67th

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time

Iraq
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 24.2 per 1,000 live births against 21.8 per 1,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 70th and Venezuela ranks 67th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	149.89 per 1,000 live births	71.54 per 1,000 live births	78.35 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
1970s	92.25 per 1,000 live births	54.69 per 1,000 live births	37.56 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
1980s	66.9 per 1,000 live births	37.16 per 1,000 live births	29.74 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
1990s	53.6 per 1,000 live births	26.22 per 1,000 live births	27.38 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2000s	40.1 per 1,000 live births	18.98 per 1,000 live births	21.12 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2010s	29.93 per 1,000 live births	20.43 per 1,000 live births	9.5 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2020s	23.3 per 1,000 live births	24.2 per 1,000 live births	0.9 per 1,000 live births	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Iraq or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 24.2 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 Venezuela?: 2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Venezuela rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Iraq ranks 70th and Venezuela ranks 67th 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, 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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.