Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Iraq
Iraq: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 2,499 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Iraq stood at 2,499. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Iraq peaked at 7,770 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,499, in 2024.
That places Iraq 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,770 | — |
| 1991 | 5,096 | -34.4% |
| 1992 | 2,807 | -44.9% |
| 1993 | 2,790 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,783 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,743 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,715 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2,689 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,670 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,653 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,639 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,618 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,610 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,608 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,614 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,630 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,594 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,522 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2,519 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,567 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,607 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,654 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,730 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2,803 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,834 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,854 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,873 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,904 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,933 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2,935 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,915 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,842 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2,740 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,618 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 2,499 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,472 | 2,653 | 7,770 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,592 | 2,519 | 2,639 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,813 | 2,607 | 2,935 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,723 | 2,499 | 2,915 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 35 Burkina Faso 3,177 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 2,997 compare
- 37 South Africa 2,575 compare
- 39 United States 2,493 compare
- 40 Mexico 2,371 compare
- 41 Iran 2,269 compare
More education data for Iraq
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Iraq?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Iraq was 2,499 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7,770 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,499 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Iraq ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years