Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 19 per 1,000 live births in Iraq and 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iraq, by 14 per 1,000 live births, or 3.76 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

IraqSaudi ArabiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Iraq has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
In 2023, Iraq ranked 72 and Saudi Arabia ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iraq at 4.9 per 1,000 live births and Saudi Arabia at 1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Iraq	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	19	5.1	27.3
2022	19.7	5.3	28.2
2021	20.4	5.5	28.4
2020	21	5.8	28.7
2019	21.7	6.1	29.2
2018	22.4	6.4	29.7
2017	23	6.7	30.3
2016	23.8	7.1	31.1
2015	24.6	7.5	32.1
2014	25.3	7.9	32.9
2013	26.4	8.4	33.9
2012	27	8.9	35
2011	27.9	9.5	36.8
2010	28.7	10.1	37.7
2009	29.5	10.8	39.1
2008	30.3	11.4	40.4
2007	31.1	12.1	42
2006	31.9	12.8	43.7
2005	32.7	13.6	45.4
2004	33.4	14.4	47.2
2003	34.1	15.2	48.8
2002	34.8	16.1	50.6
2001	35.5	17.1	52.2
2000	36.2	18.2	53.7
1999	37	19.3	55.5
1998	37.6	20.5	57.1
1997	38.6	21.8	58.3
1996	39.1	23.3	59.6
1995	39.9	24.9	60.8
1994	40.6	26.6	62
1993	41.2	28.5	62.9
1992	41.9	30.6	64.1
1991	47.1	32.9	64.9
1990	53.1	35.3	64.9
1989	54.1	37.9	66.2
1988	50.1	40.7	68
1987	46.4	43.7	68.6
1986	47.5	46.9	70.8
1985	48.8	50.3	72.9
1984	50.2	53.7	74.6
1983	51.8	57.4	76.1
1982	53.4	61.2	76.6
1981	55.2	65.2	78.7
1980	57.2	69.3	80.6
1979	59.3	73.7	82.5
1978	61.6	78.3	84.7
1977	63.9	83	86.4
1976	66.5	87.9	88.1
1975	69.6	92.9	89.6
1974	72.4	98.2	90.9
1973	75.1	103.5	92.1
1972	78.2	108.9	93.6
1971	81.4	114.2	96.1
1970	85	119.4	96.9
1969	88.7	124.5	98.3
1968	92.7	129.2	100.2
1967	96.5	133.7	103.1
1966	100.8	137.8	104.9
1965	105.2	141.6	106.4
1964	110.5	145.1	106.1
1963	115	148.4	107.7
1962	120.2	151.5	110.2
1961	126	154.4	121.5
1960	132	157.2	131.8
1959	138.5	159.9	125.7
1958	145.3	162.6	117.7
1957	152.2	165.1	120
1956	159.6	167.7	121.9
1955	167.2	170.2	124.8
1954	175	172.6	127.7
1953	182.8	175.1	130.1
1952	190.8	177.5	132.7
1951	198.8	179.9	136
1950	206.6	182.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Iraq	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	18.714.4–24.3	65.1–7.3	26.9
2025	18.312.8–26	5.84.6–7.6	26.4
2026	1811.7–27.4	5.64.3–7.8	25.9
2027	17.610.8–28.9	5.53.9–7.8	25.4
2028	17.39.9–30.3	5.33.6–7.8	24.9
2029	179.3–30.7	5.13.3–7.9	24.5
2030	16.68.7–30.8	4.93.1–7.9	24
2031	16.38.4–31.2	4.73–8	23.6
2032	167.9–32.1	4.62.7–8.1	23.2
2033	15.77.6–33	4.42.5–7.8	22.8
2034	15.47–34.4	4.32.4–7.9	22.3
2035	15.26.7–34.6	4.12.3–7.7	21.9
2036	14.96.7–35.3	42.2–7.7	21.5
2037	14.66.3–35.3	3.92–7.5	21.1
2038	14.36–36	3.71.9–7.5	20.8
2039	145.7–35.4	3.61.9–7.4	20.4
2040	13.85.6–36.1	3.51.8–7.3	20
2041	13.45.3–35.4	3.41.7–7.1	19.7
2042	13.25–35.4	3.31.6–7.2	19.4
2043	12.94.8–35.7	3.21.6–6.9	19
2044	12.74.6–35.6	3.11.5–7	18.7
2045	12.44.5–35.7	31.4–7	18.4
2046	12.24.2–35.7	2.91.4–7	18.2
2047	11.94–36.1	2.91.3–6.9	17.9
2048	11.63.9–36.2	2.81.3–6.8	17.7
2049	11.43.7–35.4	2.71.2–6.9	17.5
2050	11.13.6–35.6	2.61.2–6.7	17.3
2051	10.93.4–36.2	2.61.1–6.4	17.1
2052	10.73.3–34.4	2.51.1–6.3	16.9
2053	10.43.2–35	2.51.1–6.2	16.7
2054	10.23.1–35.4	2.41.1–5.9	16.5
2055	103.1–36.2	2.31–5.6	16.3
2056	9.83–34.6	2.31–5.7	16.1
2057	9.63–34.8	2.20.9–5.6	15.9
2058	9.42.9–34.3	2.20.9–5.5	15.7
2059	9.22.8–35.1	2.10.8–5.4	15.5
2060	92.8–35.4	2.10.8–5.2	15.3
2061	8.82.7–33.8	20.8–5.3	15.1
2062	8.62.6–33	20.8–5.3	14.9
2063	8.42.6–33.3	1.90.7–5.1	14.7
2064	8.22.6–33.1	1.90.7–4.9	14.5
2065	8.12.5–33.4	1.90.7–4.9	14.3
2066	7.92.4–33.6	1.80.7–4.8	14.1
2067	7.82.4–33.7	1.80.7–4.7	13.9
2068	7.72.3–32.6	1.80.6–4.7	13.8
2069	7.62.3–32.1	1.70.6–4.5	13.6
2070	7.42.3–32.9	1.70.6–4.3	13.4
2071	7.32.2–32.1	1.70.6–4.3	13.2
2072	7.22.1–33.3	1.60.6–4.3	13
2073	7.12.1–32.2	1.60.6–4.4	12.9
2074	72.1–33	1.60.5–4.1	12.7
2075	6.92.1–33.2	1.60.5–4.2	12.6
2076	6.82–32.1	1.50.5–4.1	12.4
2077	6.71.9–32	1.50.5–4	12.3
2078	6.61.9–32.4	1.50.5–3.9	12.1
2079	6.51.9–31.5	1.40.5–3.9	12
2080	6.41.9–32.3	1.40.4–3.9	11.8
2081	6.31.8–32.7	1.40.4–3.8	11.7
2082	6.21.8–31.8	1.40.4–3.7	11.6
2083	6.11.8–30.3	1.30.4–3.6	11.5
2084	61.7–31.5	1.30.4–3.5	11.4
2085	5.91.8–30.8	1.30.4–3.6	11.3
2086	5.81.7–31.1	1.30.4–3.5	11.1
2087	5.81.7–30.8	1.30.4–3.6	11
2088	5.71.6–30.4	1.20.3–3.5	10.9
2089	5.61.6–29.6	1.20.3–3.5	10.8
2090	5.51.6–29.7	1.20.3–3.4	10.7
2091	5.51.6–29.1	1.20.3–3.4	10.6
2092	5.41.6–29.4	1.20.3–3.3	10.5
2093	5.31.5–28.8	1.20.3–3.3	10.4
2094	5.21.5–29	1.10.3–3.2	10.3
2095	5.21.5–29.5	1.10.3–3.2	10.1
2096	5.11.5–29.8	1.10.2–3.2	10
2097	5.11.5–30.2	1.10.2–3.1	9.9
2098	51.5–29.3	1.10.2–3.2	9.8
2099	4.91.4–30.9	1.10.2–3	9.7
2100	4.91.4–30.3	10.2–3.1	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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