Neonatal deaths: High-income country average rate … projection in Iraq
Iraq: Neonatal deaths: High-income country average rate … projection was 3,503 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
3,503
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
23rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
11,536
in 2025
All-time low
3,503
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal deaths - High-income country average rate matched in Iraq, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched in Iraq is 3,503, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
That places Iraq 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
Neonatal deaths: High-income country average rate … projection in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,536 | — |
| 2026 | 9,090 | -21.2% |
| 2027 | 7,156 | -21.3% |
| 2028 | 5,643 | -21.1% |
| 2029 | 4,442 | -21.3% |
| 2030 | 3,503 | -21.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3,503 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 224, 15.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3,503 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 410, 8.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7,573 | 4,442 | 11,536 | 5 |
| 2030s | 3,503 | 3,503 | 3,503 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 20 Yemen 3,951 compare
- 21 Mozambique 3,912 compare
- 22 Vietnam 3,572 compare
- 24 Niger 3,416 compare
- 25 South Africa 3,209 compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 3,045 compare
More financial sector data for Iraq
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 8.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.17 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 8.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched in Iraq?
- Neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched in Iraq was 3,503 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11,536 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,503 in 2030.
- How does Iraq rank for neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched?
- Iraq ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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