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% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 11,141 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 535, 20.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 11,141 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,342, 8.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female 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% | 16,352 | 20,692 |
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
- 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 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.