Iraq vs Venezuela: Mortality rate, infant
Iraq
20.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Venezuela
21.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Iraq rank
67th
Venezuela rank
66th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Iraq
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 21.5 per 1,000 live births against 20.8 per 1,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 67th and Venezuela ranks 66th of 195 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.45 per 1,000 live births | 43.74 per 1,000 live births | 27.71 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 1980s | 52.05 per 1,000 live births | 30.49 per 1,000 live births | 21.56 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 1990s | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | 21.45 per 1,000 live births | 21.85 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2000s | 35.25 per 1,000 live births | 15.64 per 1,000 live births | 19.61 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 27.18 per 1,000 live births | 17.84 per 1,000 live births | 9.34 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 21.85 per 1,000 live births | 21.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.35 per 1,000 live births | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Iraq or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 21.5 per 1,000 live births against 20.8 per 1,000 live births in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Iraq and Venezuela?
- 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Venezuela rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Iraq ranks 67th and Venezuela ranks 66th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release