Iraq vs Zimbabwe: Number of youth deaths
Iraq
30,857 deaths
in 2024
Zimbabwe
35,990 deaths
in 2024
Iraq rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
36th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Iraq
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 35,990 deaths against 30,857 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 5,133 deaths.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,956 deaths | 39,781 deaths | 6,175 deaths | Iraq |
| 2000s | 42,016 deaths | 45,476 deaths | 3,460 deaths | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 39,401 deaths | 36,591 deaths | 2,810 deaths | Iraq |
| 2020s | 32,158 deaths | 35,129 deaths | 2,971 deaths | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Iraq or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 35,990 deaths against 30,857 deaths in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Iraq and Zimbabwe?
- 5,133 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Iraq ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.