Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Iraq

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Iraq was 20.8. A difference of -0.7 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Iraq were 22.8 and 18.7 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Iraq for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Iraq
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Iraq
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Year Total Male Female
1960 137.7 145.2 129.7
1961 130.4 137.7 122.8
1962 123.8 130.6 116.4
1963 117.5 124.3 110.4
1964 111.8 118.4 105
1965 106.5 112.9 99.8
1966 101.7 107.9 95.2
1967 97.3 103.3 90.8
1968 93.1 98.9 86.8
1969 89.1 94.8 83.1
1970 85.4 90.9 79.5
1971 81.9 87.2 76.2
1972 78.6 83.8 73
1973 75.4 80.5 69.9
1974 72.3 77.4 66.9
1975 69.4 74.3 64.1
1976 66.6 71.3 61.5
1977 64 68.6 59.1
1978 61.6 66 56.9
1979 59.3 63.6 54.7
1980 57.3 61.5 52.9
1981 55.4 59.5 51.1
1982 53.7 57.6 49.5
1983 52.1 56 48
1984 50.6 54.4 46.6
1985 49.3 53 45.4
1986 48.1 51.8 44.2
1987 47 50.6 43.2
1988 51.3 54.8 47.6
1989 55.7 59.1 52
1990 54.8 58.2 51.2
1991 48.7 52.1 45.1
1992 43.3 46.5 39.8
1993 42.7 45.8 39.3
1994 42.1 45.3 38.7
1995 41.5 44.8 38.1
1996 40.9 44.2 37.5
1997 40.3 43.6 36.8
1998 39.7 43 36.2
1999 39 42.2 35.6
2000 38.4 41.5 35
2001 37.7 40.8 34.4
2002 37 40.1 33.8
2003 36.4 39.4 33.2
2004 35.7 38.7 32.6
2005 35 38 31.9
2006 34.3 37.2 31.2
2007 33.5 36.4 30.5
2008 32.7 35.5 29.7
2009 31.8 34.6 28.9
2010 30.9 33.7 28.1
2011 30.1 32.7 27.3
2012 29.2 31.8 26.4
2013 28.4 30.9 25.7
2014 27.5 30 24.9
2015 26.7 29.1 24.1
2016 25.9 28.2 23.4
2017 25.1 27.4 22.7
2018 24.4 26.6 22
2019 23.6 25.8 21.3
2020 22.9 25 20.6
2021 22.2 24.3 20
2022 21.5 23.5 19.3
2023 20.8 22.8 18.7