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

15,169, 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 neonatal 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 neonatal deaths

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

29,839

in 2024

Iraq

14,670

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

37th

Iraq rank

35th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Iraq

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 29,839 against 14,670 in Iraq, a difference of 15,169.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 2.0 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 35th 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	122,567	19,664	102,903	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	72,888	21,050	51,838	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	48,131	19,602	28,529	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	33,159	15,297	17,862	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iraq?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 29,839 against 14,670 in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq?: 15,169, 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 neonatal deaths?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 35th 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal 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, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.