Coverage of essential health services in Iraq

Iraq: Coverage of essential health services was 64 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
64
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
17th
of 20 countries
All-time high
69
in 2013
All-time low
61
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Coverage of essential health services in Iraq, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 612001: 612002: 622003: 622004: 632005: 632006: 632007: 632008: 642009: 642010: 642011: 672012: 682013: 692014: 682015: 672016: 672017: 672018: 662019: 662020: 672021: 642022: 662023: 64

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services in Iraq is 64, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services in Iraq peaked at 69 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61, in 2000.

That places Iraq 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Coverage of essential health services in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Coverage of essential health services in Iraq, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 61
2001 61 +0.0%
2002 62 +1.6%
2003 62 +0.0%
2004 63 +1.6%
2005 63 +0.0%
2006 63 +0.0%
2007 63 +0.0%
2008 64 +1.6%
2009 64 +0.0%
2010 64 +0.0%
2011 67 +4.7%
2012 68 +1.5%
2013 69 +1.5%
2014 68 -1.4%
2015 67 -1.5%
2016 67 +0.0%
2017 67 +0.0%
2018 66 -1.5%
2019 66 +0.0%
2020 67 +1.5%
2021 64 -4.5%
2022 66 +3.1%
2023 64 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.6 61 64 10
2010s 66.9 64 69 10
2020s 65.25 64 67 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 14 Lebanon 67 compare
  2. 15 Palestine, State of 65 compare
  3. 15 Morocco 65 compare
  4. 18 Sudan 48 compare
  5. 19 Djibouti 47 compare
  6. 20 Yemen 43 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

More health data for Iraq

All data for Iraq →

Frequently asked questions

What is coverage of essential health services in Iraq?
Coverage of essential health services in Iraq was 64 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest coverage of essential health services recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 69 in 2013.
What is the lowest coverage of essential health services recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 61 in 2000.
How does Iraq rank for coverage of essential health services?
Iraq ranks 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is coverage of essential health services rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Coverage of essential health services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Coverage of essential health services in Iraq. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-of-essential-health-services-2/iraq/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-of-essential-health-services-2/iraq/">Coverage of essential health services in Iraq</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Coverage of essential health services
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 552 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed