Child mortality rate in Iraq
Iraq: Child mortality rate was 2.18 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Iraq, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Iraq stood at 2.18 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Iraq peaked at 11.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.18 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Iraq 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.22 deaths per 100 live births | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | 11.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | 8.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 68 Niue 2.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 69 Micronesia (country) 2.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 70 Egypt 2.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 72 Algeria 2.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 73 Palau 2.14 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 74 Guatemala 2.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Iraq
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 404,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 426,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 409,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 432,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 414,521 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Iraq?
- Child mortality rate in Iraq was 2.18 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for child mortality rate?
- Iraq ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .