Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Iraq
Iraq: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 3,400 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Iraq stood at 3,400. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 273.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Iraq peaked at 3,400 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 120th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 540 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 580 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 620 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 680 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 740 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 780 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 820 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 860 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 890 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 910 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 930 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 960 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,000 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1,300 | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 1,500 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 1,700 | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 2,100 | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 2,700 | +28.6% |
| 2024 | 3,400 | +25.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3,400 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,000, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3,400 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,350, 64% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1996 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 566 | 500 | 740 | 10 |
| 2010s | 955 | 780 | 1,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,280 | 1,500 | 3,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Iraq?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Iraq was 3,400 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3,400 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Iraq ranks 120th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 273.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.