Neonatal mortality rate in Iraq
Iraq: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Iraq, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Iraq is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Iraq peaked at 5.7% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
That places Iraq 86th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 83 Fiji 1.0% compare
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.0% compare
- 85 Maldives 1.0% compare
- 86 Cape Verde 0.9% compare
- 88 Marshall Islands 0.9% compare
- 89 Honduras 0.9% compare
- 89 Mongolia 0.9% compare
More health data for Iraq
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 404,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 426,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 409,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 432,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 414,521 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Iraq?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Iraq was 0.9% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Iraq ranks 86th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days