How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States of America?

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs United States of America: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Iraq

14,670 deaths

in 2024

United States of America

13,347 deaths

in 2024

Iraq rank

35th

United States of America rank

38th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Iraq
United States of America

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 14,670 deaths against 13,347 deaths in United States of America, a difference of 1,323 deaths.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States of America ahead.

Iraq ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 38th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	17,980 deaths	25,719 deaths	7,740 deaths	United States of America
1990s	19,664 deaths	20,236 deaths	571.8 deaths	United States of America
2000s	21,050 deaths	18,106 deaths	2,944 deaths	Iraq
2010s	19,602 deaths	15,360 deaths	4,242 deaths	Iraq
2020s	15,297 deaths	13,122 deaths	2,175 deaths	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Iraq or United States of America?: Iraq, at 14,670 deaths against 13,347 deaths in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Iraq and United States of America?: 1,323 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States of America?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Iraq and United States of America rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Iraq ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .