Infant mortality rate in Iraq
Iraq: Infant mortality rate was 20.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Iraq stood at 20.14. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Iraq peaked at 38.42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.14, in 2024.
That places Iraq 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.42 | — |
| 2001 | 37.75 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 37.08 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.4 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 35.74 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 35.04 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 34.29 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 33.48 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 32.66 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 31.79 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 30.92 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 30.04 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 29.17 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.31 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 27.47 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 26.65 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 25.86 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 25.08 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 24.28 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 23.54 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 22.82 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.09 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 21.41 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 20.75 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 20.14 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.26 | 31.79 | 38.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.13 | 23.54 | 30.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.44 | 20.14 | 22.82 | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 404 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Iraq?
- Infant mortality rate in Iraq was 20.14 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 38.42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.14 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for infant mortality rate?
- Iraq ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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