Algeria vs Iraq: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Algeria
1.6%
in 2023
Iraq
1.7%
in 2023
Algeria rank
73rd
Iraq rank
71st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Algeria ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.8% | 16.2% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 15.4% | 10.2% | 5.2% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 6.6% | 6.8% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 4.7% | 1.8% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Algeria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Algeria and Iraq?
- 0.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Algeria ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.