Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Iraq
Iraq: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 2.18 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Iraq, 1980–2024
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
The most recent figure for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Iraq is 2.18 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Iraq peaked at 8.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.18 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 71st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 592,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 541,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Iraq?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Iraq ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 .