Mortality rate age 5-24 in Iraq
Iraq: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 12.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-24 in Iraq is 12.66, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Iraq peaked at 64.97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.66, in 2024.
That places Iraq 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.97 | — |
| 1991 | 43.22 | -33.5% |
| 1992 | 20.19 | -53.3% |
| 1993 | 19.74 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 19.32 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 18.9 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 18.52 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 18.13 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.78 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 17.46 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 17.17 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 16.91 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 16.69 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 25.01 | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 28.64 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 28.84 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 36.28 | +25.8% |
| 2007 | 35.19 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 23.61 | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 15.64 | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 15.53 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.41 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.27 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 16.31 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 14.9 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 14.69 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 24.69 | +68.0% |
| 2017 | 20.36 | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 13.99 | -31.3% |
| 2019 | 14.75 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 13.55 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 13.31 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.1 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 12.88 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 12.66 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.82 | 17.46 | 64.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4 | 15.64 | 36.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.59 | 13.99 | 24.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1 | 12.66 | 13.55 | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1756 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.577 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1846 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Iraq?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Iraq was 12.66 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 64.97 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.66 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Iraq ranks 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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