Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Iraq or Malawi?

Iraq, at 26,373 deaths against 25,719 deaths in Malawi as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Malawi: Number of children who die before age 5

Iraq

26,373 deaths

in 2023

Malawi

25,719 deaths

in 2023

Iraq rank

36th

Malawi rank

37th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Iraq
Malawi

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 26,373 deaths against 25,719 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 654 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1950s	72,670 deaths	61,118 deaths	11,552 deaths	Iraq
1960s	51,805 deaths	75,386 deaths	23,581 deaths	Malawi
1970s	44,654 deaths	81,802 deaths	37,148 deaths	Malawi
1980s	40,176 deaths	92,210 deaths	52,034 deaths	Malawi
1990s	40,679 deaths	99,600 deaths	58,922 deaths	Malawi
2000s	37,630 deaths	64,947 deaths	27,317 deaths	Malawi
2010s	34,730 deaths	36,782 deaths	2,051 deaths	Malawi
2020s	27,564 deaths	26,490 deaths	1,074 deaths	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Iraq or Malawi?: Iraq, at 26,373 deaths against 25,719 deaths in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Iraq and Malawi?: 654 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malawi?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Malawi rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Iraq ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.