Number of youth deaths in Iraq
Iraq: Number of youth deaths was 30,857 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Iraq is 30,857 deaths, 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 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Iraq peaked at 67,303 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30,857 deaths, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 38th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Iraq, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67,303 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 53,664 deaths | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 41,346 deaths | -23.0% |
| 1993 | 41,492 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 42,143 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 42,571 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 42,589 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42,687 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 42,839 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 42,929 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 42,905 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 42,768 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 42,511 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 42,386 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 42,465 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 42,421 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 42,466 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 41,697 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 40,393 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 40,149 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 40,763 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 41,661 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 42,171 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 42,180 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41,828 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 40,544 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 38,589 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 36,664 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 35,235 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 34,372 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 33,616 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 32,830 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 32,086 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 31,403 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 30,857 deaths | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,956 deaths | 41,346 deaths | 67,303 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,016 deaths | 40,149 deaths | 42,905 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,401 deaths | 34,372 deaths | 42,180 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,158 deaths | 30,857 deaths | 33,616 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Iraq?
- Number of youth deaths in Iraq was 30,857 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 67,303 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,857 deaths in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for number of youth deaths?
- Iraq ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.