Deaths age 1-59 months in Iraq
Iraq: Deaths age 1-59 months was 10,726 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10,726
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
41st
of 200 countries
All-time high
36,338
in 1990
All-time low
10,726
in 2024
Years of data
41
1984–2024
Deaths age 1-59 months in Iraq, 1984–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths age 1-59 months in Iraq stood at 10,726. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 1-59 months in Iraq peaked at 36,338 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,726, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 41st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23,048 | 18,386 | 36,100 | 6 |
| 1990s | 20,552 | 17,366 | 36,338 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,207 | 14,649 | 17,235 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,348 | 12,235 | 15,276 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,257 | 10,726 | 11,889 | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4978 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths age 1-59 months in Iraq?
- Deaths age 1-59 months in Iraq was 10,726 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 36,338 in 1990.
- What is the lowest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,726 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for deaths age 1-59 months?
- Iraq ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 1-59 months rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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