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

Zambia, at 23,802 deaths against 23,456 deaths in Iraq as of 2024.

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

72 years are reported by both, from 1953 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.

Iraq vs Zambia: Number of infant deaths

Iraq

23,456 deaths

in 2024

Zambia

23,802 deaths

in 2024

Iraq rank

37th

Zambia rank

36th

Number of infant deaths over time

Iraq
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 23,802 deaths against 23,456 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 346 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 36th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	45,167 deaths	13,887 deaths	31,281 deaths	Iraq
1960s	38,188 deaths	16,534 deaths	21,654 deaths	Iraq
1970s	34,200 deaths	19,977 deaths	14,224 deaths	Iraq
1980s	31,345 deaths	28,273 deaths	3,072 deaths	Iraq
1990s	33,132 deaths	38,851 deaths	5,719 deaths	Zambia
2000s	32,933 deaths	32,459 deaths	473.6 deaths	Iraq
2010s	30,880 deaths	25,538 deaths	5,342 deaths	Iraq
2020s	24,450 deaths	23,535 deaths	914.2 deaths	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Iraq or Zambia?: Zambia, at 23,802 deaths against 23,456 deaths in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Iraq and Zambia?: 346 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zambia?: 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Zambia rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Iraq ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 36th 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 .