Infant Mortality Rate: Iraq
Iraq's infant mortality rate is currently 20.1 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Iraq Infant Mortality Rate Iraq's infant mortality rate stands at 20.
Current (2024)
20.1 per 1,000 births
-2.9% y/y
Peak (1960)
138.1 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
20.1 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Iraq
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Iraq
Analysis# Iraq Infant Mortality Rate
Iraq's infant mortality rate stands at 20.1 per 1,000 births in 2024, marking the lowest point in recorded history. The country has achieved a remarkable 85.4% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 138.1 per 1,000 births. This dramatic improvement reflects decades of progress in healthcare infrastructure, maternal care, and child survival interventions across the nation.
The consistent downward trend accelerated notably after 2015, with Iraq reducing its infant mortality by 6.5 points over nine years—from 26.6 to 20.1 per 1,000 births. The annual rate of improvement has remained steady at approximately 0.7 points per year from 2015 onward, suggesting sustained momentum in child health initiatives. Continued investment in healthcare delivery and disease prevention will be essential to maintaining this trajectory.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.1 per 1,000 births | -2.90% |
| 2023 | 20.7 per 1,000 births | -3.27% |
| 2022 | 21.4 per 1,000 births | -3.17% |
| 2021 | 22.1 per 1,000 births | -3.07% |
| 2020 | 22.8 per 1,000 births | -2.98% |
| 2019 | 23.5 per 1,000 births | -3.29% |
| 2018 | 24.3 per 1,000 births | -3.19% |
| 2017 | 25.1 per 1,000 births | -3.09% |
| 2016 | 25.9 per 1,000 births | -2.63% |
| 2015 | 26.6 per 1,000 births | -3.27% |
| 2014 | 27.5 per 1,000 births | -2.83% |
| 2013 | 28.3 per 1,000 births | -3.08% |
| 2012 | 29.2 per 1,000 births | -2.67% |
| 2011 | 30 per 1,000 births | -2.91% |
| 2010 | 30.9 per 1,000 births | -2.83% |
| 2009 | 31.8 per 1,000 births | -2.75% |
| 2008 | 32.7 per 1,000 births | -2.39% |
| 2007 | 33.5 per 1,000 births | -2.33% |
| 2006 | 34.3 per 1,000 births | -2.00% |
| 2005 | 35 per 1,000 births | -1.96% |
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| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 35.7 per 1,000 births | -1.92% |
| 2003 | 36.4 per 1,000 births | -1.89% |
| 2002 | 37.1 per 1,000 births | -1.85% |
| 2001 | 37.8 per 1,000 births | -1.56% |
| 2000 | 38.4 per 1,000 births | -1.79% |
| 1999 | 39.1 per 1,000 births | -1.76% |
| 1998 | 39.8 per 1,000 births | -1.49% |
| 1997 | 40.4 per 1,000 births | -1.46% |
| 1996 | 41 per 1,000 births | -1.44% |
| 1995 | 41.6 per 1,000 births | -1.42% |
| 1994 | 42.2 per 1,000 births | -1.40% |
| 1993 | 42.8 per 1,000 births | -1.38% |
| 1992 | 43.4 per 1,000 births | -11.61% |
| 1991 | 49.1 per 1,000 births | -11.69% |
| 1990 | 55.6 per 1,000 births | -1.59% |
| 1989 | 56.5 per 1,000 births | +9.28% |
| 1988 | 51.7 per 1,000 births | +9.30% |
| 1987 | 47.3 per 1,000 births | -2.07% |
| 1986 | 48.3 per 1,000 births | -2.42% |
| 1985 | 49.5 per 1,000 births | -2.56% |
| 1984 | 50.8 per 1,000 births | -2.87% |
| 1983 | 52.3 per 1,000 births | -2.79% |
| 1982 | 53.8 per 1,000 births | -3.24% |
| 1981 | 55.6 per 1,000 births | -3.14% |
| 1980 | 57.4 per 1,000 births | -3.37% |
| 1979 | 59.4 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 1978 | 61.6 per 1,000 births | -3.75% |
| 1977 | 64 per 1,000 births | -3.90% |
| 1976 | 66.6 per 1,000 births | -3.90% |
| 1975 | 69.3 per 1,000 births | -4.02% |
| 1974 | 72.2 per 1,000 births | -4.12% |
| 1973 | 75.3 per 1,000 births | -3.95% |
| 1972 | 78.4 per 1,000 births | -4.16% |
| 1971 | 81.8 per 1,000 births | -4.10% |
| 1970 | 85.3 per 1,000 births | -4.16% |
| 1969 | 89 per 1,000 births | -4.20% |
| 1968 | 92.9 per 1,000 births | -4.33% |
| 1967 | 97.1 per 1,000 births | -4.52% |
| 1966 | 101.7 per 1,000 births | -4.60% |
| 1965 | 106.6 per 1,000 births | -4.74% |
| 1964 | 111.9 per 1,000 births | -5.01% |
| 1963 | 117.8 per 1,000 births | -5.00% |
| 1962 | 124 per 1,000 births | -5.20% |
| 1961 | 130.8 per 1,000 births | -5.29% |
| 1960 | 138.1 per 1,000 births | — |
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