What is infant mortality rate in Iraq?

Infant mortality rate in Iraq was 2.01 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 37.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1942.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Iraq rank for infant mortality rate?

Iraq ranks 70th out of 199 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 volatile.

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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Iraq

Name: Infant mortality rate in Iraq
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iraq: Infant mortality rate was 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.01 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

70th

of 199 countries

All-time high

37.15 deaths per 100 live births

in 1942

All-time low

2.01 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1942–2024

Infant mortality rate in Iraq, 1942–2024

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, infant mortality rate in Iraq stood at 2.01 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 83 years on record.

The figure is 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 37.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1942 and was at its lowest, 2.01 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Iraq ranks 70th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	31.28 deaths per 100 live births	25.9 deaths per 100 live births	37.15 deaths per 100 live births	8
1950s	19.21 deaths per 100 live births	14.61 deaths per 100 live births	24.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	11.1 deaths per 100 live births	8.9 deaths per 100 live births	13.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	7.14 deaths per 100 live births	5.94 deaths per 100 live births	8.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.23 deaths per 100 live births	4.73 deaths per 100 live births	5.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	5.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.53 deaths per 100 live births	3.18 deaths per 100 live births	3.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.71 deaths per 100 live births	2.35 deaths per 100 live births	3.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.14 deaths per 100 live births	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	2.28 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Iraq

67 Venezuela 2.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
68 Egypt 2.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
69 Micronesia (country) 2.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
71 Algeria 1.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
72 Palau 1.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
73 Syria 1.77 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Iraq?: Infant mortality rate in Iraq was 2.01 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 37.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1942.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Iraq rank for infant mortality rate?: Iraq ranks 70th out of 199 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 volatile.
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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant 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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .