What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq?

26,510, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq?

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

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iraq: Number of infant deaths

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

49,966

in 2024

Iraq

23,456

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

37th

Iraq rank

37th

Number of infant deaths over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Iraq

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 49,966 against 23,456 in Iraq, a difference of 26,510.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 2.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	230,714	33,132	197,582	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	121,974	32,933	89,041	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	77,556	30,880	46,676	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	54,696	24,450	30,247	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iraq?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 49,966 against 23,456 in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq?: 26,510, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.