Iraq vs Syria
Iraq vs Syria: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 2.2 per 100 live births in Iraq and 1.8 per 100 live births in Syria, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iraq, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 1.18 times that in Syria.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Iraq has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Syria.
- 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
| Year | Iraq | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 4.1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 5 | 3.1 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 1987 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 7 | 6.3 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 7.2 | 6 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 8.9 | 8 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 15 |
| 1967 | 13 | 12.3 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 13.6 | 13 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 16 | 14.9 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 17 |
| 1961 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 19 | 17.3 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 20.2 | 18.3 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 21.5 | 19.3 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 22.8 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 24.3 | 21.8 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 25.9 | 23.2 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 27.7 | 24.7 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 29.4 | 26.3 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 31.4 | 27.7 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 33.4 | 29.2 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 35.6 | 30.8 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 37.8 | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 40.1 | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | 42.6 | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | 45.1 | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 47.8 | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 50.7 | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | 53.7 | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | 56.9 | – | 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 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iraq vs Syria
Health
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010