Iraq vs Yemen: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 19 per 1,000 live births in Iraq and 32.3 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Yemen, by 13.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.7 times that in Iraq.

IraqYemen

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Change since 2010, % · UN

All years Since 1990 Since 2010

Values Change

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World Projection

IraqYemenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

Latest figures

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2023	Projected
Iraq	19 2023	26.4	72 of 229	4.9 2100
Yemen	32.3 2023	39.8	36 of 229	7 2100
World	27.3 2023	33.9		9.6 2100

What the numbers say

Yemen has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Iraq ranked 72 and Yemen ranked 36 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iraq at 4.9 per 1,000 live births and Yemen at 7 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	Yemen	World
2023	19	32.3	27.3
2022	19.7	33.1	28.2
2021	20.4	34	28.4
2020	21	34.6	28.7
2019	21.7	35.9	29.2
2018	22.4	36.6	29.7
2017	23	36.9	30.3
2016	23.8	37.7	31.1
2015	24.6	38.6	32.1
2014	25.3	38.9	32.9
2013	26.4	39.8	33.9
2012	27	41.2	35
2011	27.9	42.5	36.8
2010	28.7	43.9	37.7
2009	29.5	45.5	39.1
2008	30.3	47.1	40.4
2007	31.1	49.1	42
2006	31.9	51.2	43.7
2005	32.7	53.7	45.4
2004	33.4	56.1	47.2
2003	34.1	58.6	48.8
2002	34.8	61.3	50.6
2001	35.5	64.2	52.2
2000	36.2	66.8	53.7
1999	37	69.3	55.5
1998	37.6	71.9	57.1
1997	38.6	74.2	58.3
1996	39.1	76.6	59.6
1995	39.9	78.3	60.8
1994	40.6	80.2	62
1993	41.2	82.1	62.9
1992	41.9	84.2	64.1
1991	47.1	86.6	64.9
1990	53.1	89.2	64.9
1989	54.1	92	66.2
1988	50.1	95.2	68
1987	46.4	99	68.6
1986	47.5	103.2	70.8
1985	48.8	107.8	72.9
1984	50.2	113.2	74.6
1983	51.8	118.8	76.1
1982	53.4	125.6	76.6
1981	55.2	131.7	78.7
1980	57.2	138.9	80.6
1979	59.3	146.5	82.5
1978	61.6	154.5	84.7
1977	63.9	162.7	86.4
1976	66.5	170.9	88.1
1975	69.6	179.3	89.6
1974	72.4	187.6	90.9
1973	75.1	195.9	92.1
1972	78.2	204.1	93.6
1971	81.4	212.5	96.1
1970	85	220.7	96.9
1969	88.7	229.2	98.3
1968	92.7	238.6	100.2
1967	96.5	246.5	103.1
1966	100.8	254.4	104.9
1965	105.2	262.1	106.4
1964	110.5	269.3	106.1
1963	115	277.7	107.7
1962	120.2	282.5	110.2
1961	126	287.2	121.5
1960	132	293	131.8
1959	138.5	298.9	125.7
1958	145.3	304.8	117.7
1957	152.2	310.6	120
1956	159.6	316.3	121.9
1955	167.2	321.7	124.8
1954	175	326.7	127.7
1953	182.8	331.2	130.1
1952	190.8	335.4	132.7
1951	198.8	339.3	136
1950	206.6	343.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Iraq	Yemen	World
2024	18.714.4–24.3	31.524.9–39.2	26.9
2025	18.312.8–26	30.721.7–41.8	26.4
2026	1811.7–27.4	29.919.8–42.8	25.9
2027	17.610.8–28.9	29.118.2–43.8	25.4
2028	17.39.9–30.3	28.416.6–45.3	24.9
2029	179.3–30.7	27.715–46	24.5
2030	16.68.7–30.8	2714.3–46.8	24
2031	16.38.4–31.2	26.313.5–47.6	23.6
2032	167.9–32.1	25.712.4–47.1	23.2
2033	15.77.6–33	25.112–48.1	22.8
2034	15.47–34.4	24.510.9–47.6	22.3
2035	15.26.7–34.6	23.910.7–47.9	21.9
2036	14.96.7–35.3	23.49.7–47.9	21.5
2037	14.66.3–35.3	22.89.4–47.3	21.1
2038	14.36–36	22.38.7–47.2	20.8
2039	145.7–35.4	21.88.4–47.9	20.4
2040	13.85.6–36.1	21.28.2–47.2	20
2041	13.45.3–35.4	20.77.8–46.4	19.7
2042	13.25–35.4	20.37.3–45.9	19.4
2043	12.94.8–35.7	19.77–46.3	19
2044	12.74.6–35.6	19.26.9–45.3	18.7
2045	12.44.5–35.7	18.86.6–46	18.4
2046	12.24.2–35.7	18.36.1–45.4	18.2
2047	11.94–36.1	17.96.1–44.8	17.9
2048	11.63.9–36.2	17.66–45.3	17.7
2049	11.43.7–35.4	17.35.9–43.9	17.5
2050	11.13.6–35.6	16.95.8–44.4	17.3
2051	10.93.4–36.2	16.65.4–43.9	17.1
2052	10.73.3–34.4	16.35.3–43.4	16.9
2053	10.43.2–35	165.1–42.8	16.7
2054	10.23.1–35.4	15.74.7–43.7	16.5
2055	103.1–36.2	15.44.7–43.9	16.3
2056	9.83–34.6	15.14.7–45.5	16.1
2057	9.63–34.8	14.84.4–44.1	15.9
2058	9.42.9–34.3	14.64.5–44.5	15.7
2059	9.22.8–35.1	14.34.4–43.6	15.5
2060	92.8–35.4	144.2–44.4	15.3
2061	8.82.7–33.8	13.84–44.1	15.1
2062	8.62.6–33	13.53.9–42.1	14.9
2063	8.42.6–33.3	13.23.9–42	14.7
2064	8.22.6–33.1	133.8–42.6	14.5
2065	8.12.5–33.4	12.73.6–42.5	14.3
2066	7.92.4–33.6	12.43.4–41.3	14.1
2067	7.82.4–33.7	12.23.4–40.8	13.9
2068	7.72.3–32.6	11.93.3–39.9	13.8
2069	7.62.3–32.1	11.73.2–39.5	13.6
2070	7.42.3–32.9	11.53.2–39.5	13.4
2071	7.32.2–32.1	11.33.2–40.4	13.2
2072	7.22.1–33.3	11.13–39.6	13
2073	7.12.1–32.2	10.92.9–39	12.9
2074	72.1–33	10.72.9–38.4	12.7
2075	6.92.1–33.2	10.42.9–39.2	12.6
2076	6.82–32.1	10.32.8–38.3	12.4
2077	6.71.9–32	10.12.8–38.3	12.3
2078	6.61.9–32.4	9.92.7–38.3	12.1
2079	6.51.9–31.5	9.72.7–37.4	12
2080	6.41.9–32.3	9.52.7–37.9	11.8
2081	6.31.8–32.7	9.32.6–38.8	11.7
2082	6.21.8–31.8	9.22.6–37	11.6
2083	6.11.8–30.3	92.4–37.4	11.5
2084	61.7–31.5	8.82.4–37.4	11.4
2085	5.91.8–30.8	8.72.4–37.6	11.3
2086	5.81.7–31.1	8.52.3–38.1	11.1
2087	5.81.7–30.8	8.42.3–36.5	11
2088	5.71.6–30.4	8.32.2–36.6	10.9
2089	5.61.6–29.6	8.12.2–37.1	10.8
2090	5.51.6–29.7	82.2–35.3	10.7
2091	5.51.6–29.1	7.92.1–36.2	10.6
2092	5.41.6–29.4	7.82.1–35.7	10.5
2093	5.31.5–28.8	7.72.1–34.5	10.4
2094	5.21.5–29	7.62–34.1	10.3
2095	5.21.5–29.5	7.52–34.2	10.1
2096	5.11.5–29.8	7.42–35.9	10
2097	5.11.5–30.2	7.32–35.7	9.9
2098	51.5–29.3	7.21.9–35.7	9.8
2099	4.91.4–30.9	7.11.9–36.7	9.7
2100	4.91.4–30.3	71.9–35.3	9.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time