Health in Iraq

1,032 indicators covering health for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths drug overdoses who 192.46 2021 up 38.5% 35th
Deaths substance disorders who 0.8 2021 up 17.6% 178th
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who 24.8 2021 up 66.8% 34th
Deaths from substance use disorders who 414.78 2021 up 35.5% 25th
Death rates opioid overdoses by age 0 2021 β€” 1st
Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 β€” 1st
Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 β€” 1st
Deaths drug use disorders by sex 97.1 2021 up 24.5% 26th
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 22.82 2021 up 0.3% 14th
Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 1.22 2021 up 38.6% 54th
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 29.65 2021 up 50.4% 46th
Deaths from substance disorders who 415.58 2021 up 35.4% 62nd
Death rates substance disorders who 0.9649 2021 up 1.1% 138th
Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 β€” 15th
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 97.34 2021 up 24.5% 55th
Dengue fever deaths 0 2021 β€” 103rd
Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 397.1 2021 up 7.4% 23rd
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 378.14 2021 up 0.3% 51st
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 1.64 2021 down 23.8% 78th
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 28.34 2021 up 4.0% 70th
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 210.89 2021 up 9.9% 21st
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 66,706 2021 up 48.1% 42nd
Total disease burden who 11.90 million 2021 up 17.2% 47th
Burden of disease who 27,335 2021 down 12.8% 152nd
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 130.97 2021 down 1.6% 54th
Male female ratio suicides rates 3.37 2021 up 3.5% 90th
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 5,832 2021 down 36.9% 72nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 989 2021 down 59.8% 64th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 2,609 2021 down 11.8% 47th
Share of women who are smoking 2.4 2022 down 42.9% 126th
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 38 2022 down 1.0% 49th
Share of men who are smoking 38 2022 down 1.0% 49th
Adults smoking 2007 2018 20.2 2022 down 5.2% 81st
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 121 2024 up 108.6% 65th
Share healthy diet unaffordable 30.6 2024 up 35.4% 67th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0 per 1,000 people 2024 β€” 72nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 2,203 2021 down 28.0% 82nd
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 17.4 2014 up 31.8% 12th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.47 2014 up 4.2% 79th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 13.2 2014 up 38.9% 19th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 2.17 million 2024 up 6.4% 47th
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 2.17 million 2024 up 6.4% 54th
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 134 2015 down 10.7% 31st
Births attended by skilled health personnel 96.0% 2021 up 5.5% 111th
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 15.29 2019 down 35.3% 112th
Number of new leprosy cases 3 2024 unchanged 108th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 6.34 million constant US$ 2024 down 56.3% 75th
Pharmacists 7.18 2023 up 204.2% 51st
Health worker density, by type of occupation 6.8 per 10,000 people 2023 up 214.8% 45th
Low birth weight prevalence 10.9% 2020 up 1.9% 71st
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 90.0% 2025 β€” 113th
Low birth weight number 128.1 2020 up 11.7% 20th
Number of new hivaids infections who 740 2024 up 640.0% 82nd
Reported rabies deaths 17 2022 up 54.5% 18th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 5.33 million 2030 up 30.8% 25th
Incidence of malaria 0 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 β€” 79th
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 42 2023 up 5.3% 21st
Death rate road traffic injuries 27.3 2019 up 30.6% 38th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 2,223 2023 down 18.8% 88th
Cholera case fatality rate 0 2020 β€” 37th