Number of under-five deaths, female in Iraq
Iraq: Number of under-five deaths, female was 11,141 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Iraq is 11,141, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Iraq peaked at 25,690 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11,141, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 38th 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 under-five deaths, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21,848 | — |
| 1961 | 21,613 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 23,327 | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 24,537 | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 24,252 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 23,978 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 23,637 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 23,182 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 22,705 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 22,324 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 21,948 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 21,558 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 21,134 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 20,693 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 20,232 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 19,759 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 19,266 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 18,782 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 18,348 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 17,958 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 17,606 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 17,327 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 17,069 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 16,850 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 16,728 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 16,636 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 16,462 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 16,352 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 20,692 | +26.5% |
| 1989 | 25,396 | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 25,690 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 20,921 | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 16,536 | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 16,602 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 16,860 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 17,050 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 17,034 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17,029 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 17,085 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17,099 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 17,062 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 16,988 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 16,841 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 16,741 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 16,736 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 16,665 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 16,682 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 16,360 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 15,757 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 15,572 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 15,780 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 16,114 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 16,258 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 16,184 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 15,993 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 15,400 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 14,531 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 13,659 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 13,009 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 12,617 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 12,261 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 11,925 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 11,605 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 11,341 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 11,141 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,140 | 21,613 | 24,537 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,968 | 17,958 | 21,948 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,112 | 16,352 | 25,396 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,191 | 16,536 | 25,690 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,540 | 15,572 | 17,062 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,954 | 12,617 | 16,258 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,655 | 11,141 | 12,261 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.57 (2007)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Iraq?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Iraq was 11,141 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 25,690 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,141 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Iraq ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.