Egypt vs Iraq: Under-five mortality rate
Egypt
22.37
in 2024
Iraq
21.84
in 2024
Egypt rank
5th
Iraq rank
6th
Under-five mortality rate over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 22.37 against 21.84 in Iraq, a difference of 0.53.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 5th and Iraq ranks 6th of 20 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 354.31 | 229.44 | 124.86 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 283.68 | 149.89 | 133.79 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 219.94 | 92.24 | 127.7 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 126.92 | 66.9 | 60.01 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 67.34 | 53.6 | 13.73 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 38.49 | 40.09 | 1.61 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 27.14 | 29.93 | 2.79 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 23.44 | 23.31 | 0.1279 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 22.37 against 21.84 in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.53, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for under-five mortality rate?
- Egypt ranks 5th and Iraq ranks 6th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Under-five mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.