Number of infant deaths, female in Iraq
Iraq: Number of infant deaths, female was 10,270 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10,270
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
37th
of 197 countries
All-time high
19,000
in 1963
All-time low
10,270
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Iraq, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 10,270 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Iraq peaked at 19,000 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 10,270, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 37th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,783 | — |
| 1961 | 16,031 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 17,948 | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 19,000 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 18,507 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 18,094 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 17,691 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 17,353 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 17,086 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 16,892 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 16,681 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 16,442 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 16,186 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 15,906 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 15,607 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 15,292 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 14,963 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 14,640 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 14,358 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 14,115 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 13,908 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 13,757 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 13,620 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 13,508 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 13,484 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 13,490 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13,384 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 13,362 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 15,225 | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 17,299 | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 17,628 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 15,687 | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 13,873 | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 13,993 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 14,305 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 14,546 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 14,561 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 14,637 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 14,736 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 14,822 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 14,845 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 14,818 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14,735 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 14,702 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14,750 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 14,755 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,827 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 14,569 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14,017 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 13,913 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 14,199 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 14,589 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 14,780 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14,738 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 14,564 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 13,997 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 13,192 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 12,386 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 11,821 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 11,509 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 11,231 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 10,950 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 10,673 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 10,439 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 10,270 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,438 | 15,783 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15,419 | 14,115 | 16,681 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,104 | 13,362 | 17,299 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,879 | 13,873 | 17,628 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,593 | 13,913 | 14,845 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,578 | 11,509 | 14,780 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,713 | 10,270 | 11,231 | 5 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3 % change on previous year (2005)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 197,420 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,470 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 153,711 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 271,197 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.99 % change on previous year (2005)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Iraq?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Iraq was 10,270 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 19,000 in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,270 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Iraq ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.