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

Zambia, at 26,166 deaths against 22,034 deaths in Iraq as of 2023.

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

4,132 deaths, with Zambia ahead.

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

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.

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

Iraq

22,034 deaths

in 2023

Zambia

26,166 deaths

in 2023

Iraq rank

34th

Zambia rank

32nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Iraq
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 26,166 deaths against 22,034 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 4,132 deaths.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	45,776 deaths	15,640 deaths	30,136 deaths	Iraq
1960s	38,541 deaths	19,088 deaths	19,453 deaths	Iraq
1970s	34,770 deaths	23,124 deaths	11,645 deaths	Iraq
1980s	31,314 deaths	30,772 deaths	541.6 deaths	Iraq
1990s	32,148 deaths	40,405 deaths	8,258 deaths	Zambia
2000s	31,109 deaths	36,110 deaths	5,001 deaths	Zambia
2010s	28,805 deaths	28,980 deaths	175.8 deaths	Zambia
2020s	22,880 deaths	26,630 deaths	3,750 deaths	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Iraq or Zambia?: Zambia, at 26,166 deaths against 22,034 deaths in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Iraq and Zambia?: 4,132 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Zambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Iraq ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd 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.