Health in Iraq

1,032 indicators covering health for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Medical doctors not further defined 1,198 2023 down 19.7% 90th
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 72.32 2023 up 4.7% 142nd
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 16.6% 2030 up 1.8% 58th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 17.0% 2030 up 0.6% 57th
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 2 2021 unchanged 145th
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 1,580 2019 up 17.8% 37th
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 29.4% 2019 down 3.0% 90th
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 15,004 2019 up 53.5% 68th
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.4% 2024 down 50.0% 62nd
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 116 2019 unchanged 102nd
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 310 2024 down 61.7% 70th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 27.3 per 100,000 population 2019 up 30.0% 38th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 14.5 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 17.9% 38th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 39.8 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 34.9% 33rd
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 β€” 2nd
Ipv vaccine coverage 95 2024 up 6.7% 81st
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, annual growth rate -98.51 % change on previous year 2026 down 1,592.1% 30th
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, annual growth rate -98.51 % change on previous year 2026 down 1,592.1% 30th
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 2 2021 up 100.0% 125th
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 100.0% 2021 up 100.0% 1st
Hospital beds 10.62 2018 down 4.3% 120th
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 76.0% 2022 up 61.7% 64th
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0.065 2024 down 24.4% 122nd
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 0 2022 down 100.0% 149th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 3.0% 2018 down 48.3% 66th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 85.0% 2025 β€” 100th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 70 2025 β€” 49th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 3.9% 2018 down 45.1% 67th
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.152 2024 up 76.7% 113th
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 β€” 69th
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 7 2024 up 133.3% 88th
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 β€” 69th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 67,272 2023 down 46.0% 44th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 52.8% 2018 up 5.9% 68th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 β€” 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 20.1% 2024 down 3.4% 73rd
Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 β€” 102nd
Estimated number of malaria deaths 0 2024 β€” 66th
Estimated number of malaria cases 0 2024 β€” 82nd
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 up 700.0% 1st
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 36.1% 2018 up 9.8% 75th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 24,000 2014 up 60.0% 52nd
Estimated malaria incidence 0 2024 β€” 82nd
Estimated malaria mortality rate 0 2024 β€” 66th
Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 β€” 86th
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 β€” 86th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 0.96 2022 down 20.7% 181st
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 16.9% 2022 up 1,232.3% 178th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 0.0% 2022 β€” 175th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 β€” 106th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 0.0% 2022 β€” 134th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 16.9% 2022 up 1,232.3% 9th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 β€” 56th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 750 2022 up 25.7% 36th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 111th
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 99th
Midwifery personnel 8,807 2022 up 594.0% 30th
Number of deaths from malaria who 0 2024 β€” 66th
Death rate from malaria 0 2024 β€” 66th
Incidence of malaria 0 2024 β€” 79th