Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Iraq or Malawi?

Malawi, at 6,399 deaths against 5,830 deaths in Iraq as of 2100.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malawi?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Malawi: Number of infants who die before age 1

Iraq

5,830 deaths

in 2100

Malawi

6,399 deaths

in 2100

Iraq rank

32nd

Malawi rank

31st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Iraq
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 6,399 deaths against 5,830 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 569 deaths.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2020s	21,466 deaths	18,984 deaths	2,483 deaths	Iraq
2030s	19,907 deaths	16,795 deaths	3,112 deaths	Iraq
2040s	16,792 deaths	13,861 deaths	2,932 deaths	Iraq
2050s	13,540 deaths	11,652 deaths	1,888 deaths	Iraq
2060s	11,049 deaths	9,906 deaths	1,142 deaths	Iraq
2070s	9,085 deaths	8,665 deaths	420.4 deaths	Iraq
2080s	7,550 deaths	7,630 deaths	80 deaths	Malawi
2090s	6,376 deaths	6,754 deaths	377.3 deaths	Malawi
2100s	5,830 deaths	6,399 deaths	569 deaths	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Iraq or Malawi?: Malawi, at 6,399 deaths against 5,830 deaths in Iraq as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Iraq and Malawi?: 569 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malawi?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Iraq and Malawi rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Iraq ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.