Health in Iraq

1,033 indicators covering health for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Natural disasters deaths 0 2023 7th
Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 19.52 million 2025 down 2.0% 17th
Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2016 down 100.0% 51st
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 2,362 2024 down 12.2% 12th
Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 121 2024 down 66.6% 15th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 1.4 2014 up 600.0% 96th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 0.8 2014 up 300.0% 95th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 30 2022 unchanged 59th
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 1,500 2024 down 62.5% 34th
Nursing personnel 58.9% 2023 up 57.1% 78th
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 58.9% 2023 up 57.1% 74th
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 0 2025 22nd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 30 2022 unchanged 60th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 30 2022 unchanged 57th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 88.5% 2017 up 6.1% 29th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 96.3% 2017 up 14.0% 29th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.8% 2017 up 19.2% 27th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 97.5% 2017 up 2.6% 39th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.7% 2017 up 2.3% 42nd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 78.0% 2017 up 0.1% 24th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 88.0% 2017 up 7.6% 26th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 92.5% 2017 up 11.9% 26th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 91.4% 2017 down 0.2% 39th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 90.7% 2017 down 1.8% 51st
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 2.6% 2017 down 39.9% 72nd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 76th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 68th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 57th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 47th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 82.1% 2017 up 36.0% 31st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 89.0% 2017 up 27.9% 32nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 91.1% 2017 up 22.4% 37th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 93.5% 2017 up 24.2% 36th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 95.6% 2017 up 26.5% 39th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.7% 2017 up 1.6% 22nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.4% 2017 up 2.4% 37th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.7% 2017 up 1.9% 38th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.9% 2017 up 1.3% 43rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.7% 2017 up 1.7% 54th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 80.3% 2017 up 43.0% 20th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 82.3% 2017 up 13.4% 25th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 85.6% 2017 up 11.1% 26th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 88.4% 2017 up 9.6% 31st
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 92.9% 2017 up 11.3% 33rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 85.2% 2017 down 1.3% 24th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 87.6% 2017 down 0.7% 33rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 89.6% 2017 down 0.3% 43rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 91.8% 2017 down 0.6% 45th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 92.7% 2017 down 1.0% 55th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 2.9% 2017 down 82.9% 70th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 78th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 73rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 70th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 54th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 86th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 87.1% 62nd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 56th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 48th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 42nd
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 23rd