Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male, Iraq or United States of America?

Iraq, at 1,477 against 1,398 in United States of America as of 2024.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs United States of America: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male

Iraq

1,477

in 2024

United States of America

1,398

in 2024

Iraq rank

36th

United States of America rank

39th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male over time

Iraq
United States of America

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1,477 against 1,398 in United States of America, a difference of 79.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,916	2,220	304	United States of America
2000s	1,513	1,594	80.2	United States of America
2010s	1,649	1,378	271.5	Iraq
2020s	1,609	1,400	209.4	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male, Iraq or United States of America?: Iraq, at 1,477 against 1,398 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male between Iraq and United States of America?: 79, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iraq and United States of America rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?: Iraq ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years