Number of under-five deaths, male in Iraq
Iraq: Number of under-five deaths, male was 14,255 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Iraq stood at 14,255. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Iraq peaked at 29,763 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,255, in 2024.
That places Iraq 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24,834 | — |
| 1961 | 24,671 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 26,759 | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 28,215 | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 27,935 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 27,639 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 27,321 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 26,864 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 26,407 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 26,050 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 25,677 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 25,276 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 24,863 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 24,390 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 23,926 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 23,455 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 22,943 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 22,413 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 21,920 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 21,489 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 21,110 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 20,784 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 20,535 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 20,326 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 20,203 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 20,128 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 19,935 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 19,821 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 24,405 | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 29,406 | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 29,763 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 24,724 | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 20,055 | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 20,139 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 20,518 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 20,807 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 20,877 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 21,021 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 21,136 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 21,217 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 21,219 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21,140 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 20,985 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 20,908 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 20,932 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 20,888 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 20,951 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 20,604 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 19,866 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 19,681 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 19,976 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 20,419 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 20,618 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20,544 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 20,316 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 19,590 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 18,478 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 17,384 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 16,568 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 16,067 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 15,654 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 15,234 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 14,848 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 14,507 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 14,255 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,670 | 24,671 | 28,215 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,635 | 21,489 | 25,677 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,665 | 19,821 | 29,406 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,026 | 20,055 | 29,763 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,717 | 19,681 | 21,219 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,996 | 16,067 | 20,618 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,900 | 14,255 | 15,654 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 36 South Sudan 17,156 compare
- 37 Viet Nam 14,840 compare
- 38 Mexico 14,786 compare
- 40 United States of America 13,132 compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 12,502 compare
- 42 Burundi 11,833 compare
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Iraq?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Iraq was 14,255 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, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 29,763 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,255 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Iraq ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.