Iraq vs Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths
Iraq
25,396
in 2024
Zimbabwe
31,802
in 2024
Iraq rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Iraq
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 31,802 against 25,396 in Iraq, a difference of 6,406.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,810 | 26,632 | 23,178 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 43,603 | 31,817 | 11,786 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 39,777 | 33,014 | 6,763 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 40,216 | 35,286 | 4,930 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 37,258 | 40,439 | 3,182 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 33,950 | 31,471 | 2,480 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 26,554 | 30,745 | 4,191 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Iraq or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 31,802 against 25,396 in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Iraq and Zimbabwe?
- 6,406, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Iraq ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five 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 children dying before reaching age five.