Egypt vs Iraq: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Egypt
22.37 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iraq
21.84 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Egypt rank
73rd
Iraq rank
74th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 22.37 per 1,000 live births against 21.84 per 1,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.53 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 74th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.49 per 1,000 live births | 40.09 per 1,000 live births | 1.61 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 27.14 per 1,000 live births | 29.93 per 1,000 live births | 2.79 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 23.44 per 1,000 live births | 23.31 per 1,000 live births | 0.1279 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 22.37 per 1,000 live births against 21.84 per 1,000 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.53 per 1,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Egypt ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 74th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.