Mortality rate age 15-24 in Iraq
Iraq: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 7.85 in 2024. β Volatile
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Iraq, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 7.85 for mortality rate age 15-24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
That places Iraq 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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, male, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5022 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (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 9th out of 20 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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