Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Iraq

Iraq: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.5776 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5776
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
60th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.5931
in 2011
All-time low
0.3447
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Iraq, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.3451991: 0.4081992: 0.5071993: 0.5131994: 0.5241995: 0.5231996: 0.5291997: 0.5371998: 0.5411999: 0.5472000: 0.552001: 0.5532002: 0.5562003: 0.5622004: 0.5662005: 0.5682006: 0.5772007: 0.5652008: 0.572009: 0.5842010: 0.5892011: 0.5932012: 0.5862013: 0.5852014: 0.582015: 0.5682016: 0.5622017: 0.5622018: 0.572019: 0.5732020: 0.5742021: 0.5752022: 0.5762023: 0.5782024: 0.578

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Iraq stood at 0.5776.

The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Iraq peaked at 0.5931 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3447, in 1990.

Iraq ranks 60th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Iraq, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.3447
1991 0.4081 +18.4%
1992 0.5072 +24.3%
1993 0.5125 +1.0%
1994 0.5242 +2.3%
1995 0.5235 -0.1%
1996 0.5288 +1.0%
1997 0.5368 +1.5%
1998 0.541 +0.8%
1999 0.5468 +1.1%
2000 0.5498 +0.6%
2001 0.553 +0.6%
2002 0.5558 +0.5%
2003 0.5623 +1.2%
2004 0.566 +0.7%
2005 0.5683 +0.4%
2006 0.5772 +1.6%
2007 0.5651 -2.1%
2008 0.5699 +0.8%
2009 0.5845 +2.6%
2010 0.5886 +0.7%
2011 0.5931 +0.8%
2012 0.5857 -1.2%
2013 0.585 -0.1%
2014 0.5797 -0.9%
2015 0.5676 -2.1%
2016 0.5625 -0.9%
2017 0.5616 -0.2%
2018 0.5701 +1.5%
2019 0.5735 +0.6%
2020 0.5741 +0.1%
2021 0.5752 +0.2%
2022 0.5759 +0.1%
2023 0.5778 +0.3%
2024 0.5776 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4974 0.3447 0.5468 10
2000s 0.5652 0.5498 0.5845 10
2010s 0.5767 0.5616 0.5931 10
2020s 0.5761 0.5741 0.5778 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 57 Belgium 0.5844 compare
  2. 58 Oman 0.5792 compare
  3. 59 Ethiopia 0.5782 compare
  4. 61 Norway 0.5769 compare
  5. 61 Finland 0.5769 compare
  6. 63 Mauritania 0.5754 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Iraq?
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Iraq was 0.5776 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.5931 in 2011.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3447 in 1990.
How does Iraq rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
Iraq ranks 60th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
259 places, 9,238 data points, 1980–2024
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