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
Iraq recorded 12.66 for mortality rate age 5-24 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.
Iraq ranks 7th of 20 countries on this measure, 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% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 12.66 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.5, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 12.66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.11, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-24 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 | +68.0% | 14.69 | 24.69 |
| 1992 | -53.3% | 43.22 | 20.19 |
| 2003 | +49.8% | 16.69 | 25.01 |
| 2009 | -33.7% | 23.61 | 15.64 |
| 1991 | -33.5% | 64.97 | 43.22 |
| 2008 | -32.9% | 35.19 | 23.61 |
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 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
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 7th out of 20 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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