Iraq vs North America: Number of under-five deaths, female

Iraq
11,141
in 2024
North America
11,420
in 2024
Iraq rank
38th
North America rank
36th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Iraq
  • North America
010.0k20.0k30.0k196019922024

How they compare

North America currently reports 11,420 against 11,141 in Iraq, a difference of 279.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 38th and North America ranks 36th of 197 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq North America Difference Ahead
1990s 18,191 18,020 170.6 Iraq
2000s 16,540 15,002 1,539 Iraq
2010s 14,954 12,814 2,140 Iraq
2020s 11,655 11,516 138.2 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Iraq or North America?
North America, at 11,420 against 11,141 in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Iraq and North America?
279, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iraq and North America rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Iraq ranks 38th and North America ranks 36th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.