Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0261 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Iraq stood at 0.0261 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.0587 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0261 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Iraq ranks 63rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.054 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.053 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0581 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0261 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0062 units per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0261 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0156 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +26.5% | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 0.0473 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 0.0581 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 0.039 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0273 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Mali 0.0266 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Saint Lucia 0.0262 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Sudan 0.025 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Egypt 0.0248 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Angola 0.0243 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Iraq
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,985 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.0261 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0587 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0261 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 63rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.