Iraq vs Zambia: Number of infant deaths
Iraq
23,456
in 2024
Zambia
23,802
in 2024
Iraq rank
37th
Zambia rank
36th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Iraq
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 23,802 against 23,456 in Iraq, a difference of 346.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 36th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,188 | 16,534 | 21,654 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 34,200 | 19,977 | 14,224 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 31,345 | 28,273 | 3,072 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 33,132 | 38,851 | 5,719 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 32,933 | 32,459 | 473.6 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 30,880 | 25,538 | 5,342 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 24,450 | 23,535 | 914.2 | 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 against 23,456 in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Iraq and Zambia?
- 346, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Zambia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Iraq ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 36th of 197 countries.
- 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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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.