How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States of America?

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

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs United States of America: Number of youth deaths

Iraq

30,857 deaths

in 2024

United States of America

29,856 deaths

in 2024

Iraq rank

38th

United States of America rank

39th

Number of youth deaths over time

Iraq
United States of America

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 30,857 deaths against 29,856 deaths in United States of America, a difference of 1,001 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 39th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	45,956 deaths	46,969 deaths	1,013 deaths	United States of America
2000s	42,016 deaths	38,634 deaths	3,382 deaths	Iraq
2010s	39,401 deaths	32,514 deaths	6,887 deaths	Iraq
2020s	32,158 deaths	30,052 deaths	2,106 deaths	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of youth deaths, Iraq or United States of America?: Iraq, at 30,857 deaths against 29,856 deaths in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Iraq and United States of America?: 1,001 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iraq and United States of America rank globally for number of youth deaths?: Iraq ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of youth deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 6,965 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.