Mortality rate, under-5 in Iraq
Iraq: Mortality rate, under-5 was 21.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Iraq stood at 21.8 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Iraq peaked at 189.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 70th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.89 per 1,000 live births | 117.6 per 1,000 live births | 189.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.25 per 1,000 live births | 75.3 per 1,000 live births | 112.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.9 per 1,000 live births | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | 82.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | 81.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | 35.6 per 1,000 live births | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.93 per 1,000 live births | 25.7 per 1,000 live births | 34.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 516,916 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 959,251 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 14.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 478,123 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 501,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Iraq?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Iraq was 21.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 189.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Iraq ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.