Number of infants who die before age 1 in Iraq
Iraq: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 22,034 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
22,034 deaths
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
54,344 deaths
in 1952
All-time low
22,034 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Iraq, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 22,034 deaths for number of infants who die before age 1 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Iraq peaked at 54,344 deaths in 1952 and was at its lowest, 22,034 deaths, in 2023.
Iraq ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 53,217 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 53,021 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 54,344 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 53,879 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 51,793 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 46,258 deaths | -10.7% |
| 1956 | 43,006 deaths | -7.0% |
| 1957 | 36,169 deaths | -15.9% |
| 1958 | 32,431 deaths | -10.3% |
| 1959 | 33,640 deaths | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 33,776 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 34,986 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 39,939 deaths | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 41,521 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 40,930 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 39,982 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 39,300 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 38,669 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 38,363 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 37,943 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 37,481 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 36,929 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 36,376 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 35,803 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 35,352 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 34,691 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 33,778 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 33,044 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 32,405 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 31,837 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 31,311 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 30,934 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 30,570 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 30,297 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 30,295 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 30,167 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 29,698 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 29,746 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 33,155 deaths | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 36,963 deaths | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 37,631 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 33,279 deaths | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 30,171 deaths | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 30,389 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 31,459 deaths | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 31,520 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 31,446 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 31,857 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 31,766 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 31,957 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 31,885 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 31,742 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 31,454 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 31,483 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 31,501 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 31,420 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 31,764 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 30,379 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 29,470 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 29,995 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 30,677 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 31,576 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 31,628 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 31,759 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 30,823 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 29,267 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 27,370 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 25,682 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 24,889 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 24,375 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 23,749 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 23,182 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 22,555 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 22,034 deaths | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45,776 deaths | 32,431 deaths | 54,344 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 38,541 deaths | 33,776 deaths | 41,521 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 34,770 deaths | 31,837 deaths | 37,481 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,314 deaths | 29,698 deaths | 36,963 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,148 deaths | 30,171 deaths | 37,631 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,109 deaths | 29,470 deaths | 31,885 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,805 deaths | 24,375 deaths | 31,759 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,880 deaths | 22,034 deaths | 23,749 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Iraq?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Iraq was 22,034 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 54,344 deaths in 1952.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,034 deaths in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Iraq ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.