What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Algeria and Iraq?

0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Iraq ahead.

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

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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Iraq: Youth mortality rate

Algeria

2.46 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Iraq

2.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Algeria rank

73rd

Iraq rank

70th

Youth mortality rate over time

Algeria
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.66 deaths per 100 live births against 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.

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

Across all 35 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 70th of 199 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.55 deaths per 100 live births	6.34 deaths per 100 live births	0.7977 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq
2000s	4.01 deaths per 100 live births	4.63 deaths per 100 live births	0.6168 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq
2010s	2.91 deaths per 100 live births	3.57 deaths per 100 live births	0.6578 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq
2020s	2.53 deaths per 100 live births	2.83 deaths per 100 live births	0.3007 deaths per 100 live births	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Algeria or Iraq?: Iraq, at 2.66 deaths per 100 live births against 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Algeria and Iraq?: 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Algeria ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 70th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.