Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Iraq?

Benin, at 24,959 deaths against 22,034 deaths in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Iraq?

2,925 deaths, with Benin ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Iraq: Number of infants who die before age 1

Benin

24,959 deaths

in 2023

Iraq

22,034 deaths

in 2023

Benin rank

33rd

Iraq rank

34th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Benin
Iraq

How they compare

Benin currently reports 24,959 deaths against 22,034 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 2,925 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Benin ranks 33rd and Iraq ranks 34th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,780 deaths	45,776 deaths	25,996 deaths	Iraq
1960s	21,722 deaths	38,541 deaths	16,819 deaths	Iraq
1970s	22,394 deaths	34,770 deaths	12,376 deaths	Iraq
1980s	24,267 deaths	31,314 deaths	7,046 deaths	Iraq
1990s	25,494 deaths	32,148 deaths	6,653 deaths	Iraq
2000s	26,246 deaths	31,109 deaths	4,863 deaths	Iraq
2010s	27,274 deaths	28,805 deaths	1,530 deaths	Iraq
2020s	25,442 deaths	22,880 deaths	2,562 deaths	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Iraq?: Benin, at 24,959 deaths against 22,034 deaths in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Iraq?: 2,925 deaths, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Iraq?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Iraq rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Benin ranks 33rd and Iraq ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.