Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Iraq or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 17,156 against 14,255 in Iraq as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Sudan?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs South Sudan: Number of under-five deaths, male

Iraq

14,255

in 2024

South Sudan

17,156

in 2024

Iraq rank

39th

South Sudan rank

36th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Iraq
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 17,156 against 14,255 in Iraq, a difference of 2,901.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

Iraq ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 36th of 197 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	26,670	31,179	4,509	South Sudan
1970s	23,635	31,170	7,534	South Sudan
1980s	21,665	44,183	22,517	South Sudan
1990s	22,026	38,587	16,561	South Sudan
2000s	20,717	23,948	3,231	South Sudan
2010s	18,996	33,208	14,212	South Sudan
2020s	14,900	16,458	1,558	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Iraq or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 17,156 against 14,255 in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Iraq and South Sudan?: 2,901, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Sudan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and South Sudan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Iraq ranks 39th and South Sudan 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, male
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: 03 September 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.