Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Iraq
Iraq: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 7.85 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-24 in Iraq stood at 7.85. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Iraq peaked at 42.52 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.85, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 111th of 201 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.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.52 | — |
| 1991 | 27.75 | -34.7% |
| 1992 | 10.97 | -60.5% |
| 1993 | 10.89 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 10.81 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 10.73 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 10.66 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 10.58 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.49 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.41 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.32 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.24 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.15 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 18.64 | +83.6% |
| 2004 | 22.38 | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 22.66 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 30.19 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 29.13 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 17.49 | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 9.48 | -45.8% |
| 2010 | 9.37 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.26 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.14 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.23 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 8.91 | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 8.8 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 18.98 | +115.6% |
| 2017 | 14.75 | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 8.47 | -42.6% |
| 2019 | 9.35 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 8.26 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 8.15 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.05 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.95 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.85 | -1.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 7.85 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.18, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 7.85 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.68, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +115.6% | 8.8 | 18.98 |
| 2003 | +83.6% | 10.15 | 18.64 |
| 1992 | -60.5% | 27.75 | 10.97 |
| 2009 | -45.8% | 17.49 | 9.48 |
| 2018 | -42.6% | 14.75 | 8.47 |
| 2008 | -40.0% | 29.13 | 17.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.58 | 10.41 | 42.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.07 | 9.48 | 30.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.73 | 8.47 | 18.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.05 | 7.85 | 8.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Iraq?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Iraq was 7.85 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 42.52 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.85 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Iraq ranks 111th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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