Which has higher number of infant deaths, Benin or Iraq?

Iraq, at 23,456 deaths against 21,555 deaths in Benin as of 2024.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1951 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Iraq: Number of infant deaths

Benin

21,555 deaths

in 2024

Iraq

23,456 deaths

in 2024

Benin rank

38th

Iraq rank

37th

Number of infant deaths over time

Benin
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 23,456 deaths against 21,555 deaths in Benin, a difference of 1,901 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 38th and Iraq ranks 37th of 199 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,208 deaths	48,292 deaths	32,084 deaths	Iraq
1960s	18,641 deaths	38,188 deaths	19,547 deaths	Iraq
1970s	19,944 deaths	34,200 deaths	14,257 deaths	Iraq
1980s	22,161 deaths	31,345 deaths	9,184 deaths	Iraq
1990s	23,531 deaths	33,132 deaths	9,601 deaths	Iraq
2000s	23,957 deaths	32,933 deaths	8,976 deaths	Iraq
2010s	24,438 deaths	30,880 deaths	6,442 deaths	Iraq
2020s	22,271 deaths	24,450 deaths	2,178 deaths	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Benin or Iraq?: Iraq, at 23,456 deaths against 21,555 deaths in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Benin and Iraq?: 1,901 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Iraq?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Benin and Iraq rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Benin ranks 38th and Iraq ranks 37th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .