Iraq vs Tunisia

Iraq vs Tunisia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 2.2 per 100 live births in Iraq and 1.2 per 100 live births in Tunisia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iraq, by 1 per 100 live births, or 1.8 times that in Tunisia.

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

Iraq vs Tunisia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 2.2 per 100 live births in Iraq and 1.2 per 100 live births in Tunisia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iraq, by 1 per 100 live births, or 1.8 times that in Tunisia.
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What the numbers say

  • Iraq has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Tunisia.
  • In 2024, Iraq ranked 71 and Tunisia ranked 114 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

YearIraqTunisiaWorld
20242.21.23.7
20232.31.33.8
20222.31.44
20212.41.54
20202.51.63.9
20192.61.74
20182.71.84
20172.81.84.1
20162.81.84.2
20152.91.84.3
201431.84.4
20133.11.84.5
20123.21.84.7
20113.31.95
20103.51.95.1
20093.61.95.3
20083.71.95.5
20073.825.7
20063.92.16
200542.26.2
20044.12.36.6
20034.22.46.8
20024.32.67.1
20014.32.77.4
20004.42.97.7
19994.53.17.9
19984.63.48.3
19974.73.78.4
19964.83.98.6
19954.94.28.8
199454.58.9
19935.14.79.1
19925.259.2
19916.65.29.3
19908.15.59.4
19898.35.89.5
19887610
19875.86.39.9
19865.96.710.3
19856.17.110.6
19846.37.510.9
19836.5811.1
19826.78.511.2
19817911.6
19807.29.611.9
19797.510.211.9
19787.81112.3
19778.211.712.6
19768.512.612.8
19758.913.513.1
19749.314.413.3
19739.815.313.5
197210.216.213.7
197110.717.113.9
197011.218.114.2
196911.819.114.6
196812.320.215
19671321.315.3
196613.622.515.1
196514.323.615.1
196415.124.815.7
1963162616.2
196216.927.317
196117.928.318.8
196019–20.2
195920.2–19.9
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

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.

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