Iraq Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Iraq infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Iraq in 2025 is 20.185 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.3% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Iraq in 2024 was 20.661 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.25% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Iraq in 2023 was 21.137 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.73% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Iraq in 2022 was 21.731 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.66% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Equatorial Guinea 55.755
Turkmenistan 38.158
Gabon 29.732
Namibia 25.579
Botswana 25.561
Guyana 23.999
Venezuela 22.909
South Africa 22.686
Dominican Republic 21.790
Iraq 20.185
Azerbaijan 18.026
Fiji 17.373
Algeria 17.365
Paraguay 16.864
Guatemala 16.297
Suriname 14.740
Grenada 13.795
Jordan 12.212
Mexico 11.902
Samoa 11.101
Ecuador 11.023
Belize 10.902
Tonga 10.503
Colombia 10.491
Brazil 10.421
Jamaica 10.293
Peru 10.074
Iran 9.805
Mauritius 9.304
Armenia 8.939
North Macedonia 8.742
Lebanon 8.645
Libya 8.512
China 7.934
Albania 6.885
Turkey 6.808
Thailand 6.357
Kazakhstan 6.220
Costa Rica 5.999
Romania 5.523
Bulgaria 5.187
Malaysia 4.963
Maldives 4.887
Russia 4.541
Serbia 3.959
Cuba 3.941
Belarus 2.344
Montenegro 2.210
Iraq - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 20.185 -2.300%
2024 20.661 -2.250%
2023 21.137 -2.730%
2022 21.731 -2.660%
2021 22.324 -2.590%
2020 22.918 -2.520%
2019 23.511 -2.460%
2018 24.105 -3.510%
2017 24.982 -3.400%
2016 25.860 -3.280%
2015 26.737 -3.180%
2014 27.615 -3.080%
2013 28.492 -2.220%
2012 29.139 -2.170%
2011 29.786 -2.130%
2010 30.433 -2.080%
2009 31.080 -2.040%
2008 31.727 -1.710%
2007 32.280 -1.690%
2006 32.834 -1.660%
2005 33.387 -1.630%
2004 33.941 -1.600%
2003 34.494 -1.680%
2002 35.084 -1.660%
2001 35.675 -1.630%
2000 36.265 -1.600%
1999 36.856 -1.580%
1998 37.446 -0.310%
1997 37.562 -0.310%
1996 37.677 -0.310%
1995 37.793 -0.300%
1994 37.908 -0.310%
1993 38.024 -3.270%
1992 39.308 -3.160%
1991 40.591 -3.070%
1990 41.875 -2.970%
1989 43.158 -2.890%
1988 44.442 -2.680%
1987 45.666 -2.610%
1986 46.890 -2.550%
1985 48.115 -2.480%
1984 49.339 -2.420%
1983 50.563 -2.470%
1982 51.843 -2.410%
1981 53.123 -2.350%
1980 54.402 -2.300%
1979 55.682 -2.250%
1978 56.962 -5.240%
1977 60.112 -4.980%
1976 63.262 -4.740%
1975 66.411 -4.530%
1974 69.561 -4.330%
1973 72.711 -4.870%
1972 76.435 -4.650%
1971 80.159 -4.440%
1970 83.883 -4.250%
1969 87.607 -4.080%
1968 91.331 -7.540%
1967 98.784 -7.020%
1966 106.238 -6.560%
1965 113.691 -6.150%
1964 121.145 -5.800%
1963 128.598 -5.990%
1962 136.791 -5.650%
1961 144.984 -5.350%
1960 153.176 -5.080%
1959 161.369 -4.830%
1958 169.562 -6.180%
1957 180.728 -5.820%
1956 191.893 -5.500%
1955 203.059 -5.210%
1954 214.224 -4.950%
1953 225.390 -4.720%
1952 236.556 -4.510%
1951 247.721 -4.310%
1950 258.887 0.000%