Iraq vs Kuwait

Iraq vs Kuwait: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 2.2 per 100 live births in Iraq and 0.8 per 100 live births in Kuwait, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iraq, by 1.4 per 100 live births, or 2.69 times that in Kuwait.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Iraq vs Kuwait: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 2.2 per 100 live births in Iraq and 0.8 per 100 live births in Kuwait, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iraq, by 1.4 per 100 live births, or 2.69 times that in Kuwait.
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What the numbers say

  • Iraq has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1959.
  • In 2024, Iraq ranked 71 and Kuwait ranked 140 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearIraqKuwaitWorld
20242.20.83.7
20232.30.83.8
20222.30.94
20212.40.94
20202.50.93.9
20192.60.94
20182.70.94
20172.80.94.1
20162.80.94.2
20152.90.94.3
201430.94.4
20133.114.5
20123.214.7
20113.315
20103.51.15.1
20093.61.15.3
20083.71.15.5
20073.81.15.7
20063.91.26
200541.26.2
20044.11.26.6
20034.21.26.8
20024.31.27.1
20014.31.37.4
20004.41.37.7
19994.51.37.9
19984.61.38.3
19974.71.48.4
19964.81.48.6
19954.91.58.8
199451.58.9
19935.11.59.1
19925.21.69.2
19916.61.69.3
19908.11.79.4
19898.31.89.5
198871.910
19875.829.9
19865.92.210.3
19856.12.310.6
19846.32.510.9
19836.52.711.1
19826.7311.2
198173.311.6
19807.23.611.9
19797.53.911.9
19787.84.212.3
19778.24.512.6
19768.54.812.8
19758.95.113.1
19749.35.513.3
19739.85.813.5
197210.26.213.7
197110.76.613.9
197011.2714.2
196911.87.514.6
196812.3815
1967138.615.3
196613.69.215.1
196514.39.915.1
196415.110.615.7
19631611.516.2
196216.912.317
196117.913.218.8
19601914.220.2
195920.215.219.9
195821.5–19.7
195722.8–20.5
195624.3–21.3
195525.9–22.3
195427.7–22.8
195329.4–23.3
195231.4–23.9
195133.4–24.3
195035.6–24.7
194937.8–24.9
194840.1–24.9
194742.6–25.5
194645.1–25.8
194547.8–26.7
194450.7–27.4
194353.7–27.7
194256.9–27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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