Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Iraq
Iraq: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 28.34 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Iraq stood at 28.34.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Iraq peaked at 32.23 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.71, in 2017.
Iraq ranks 71st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.64 | — |
| 2001 | 30.91 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 30.52 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 30.32 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.98 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 29.64 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 29.18 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 29.26 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.13 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.47 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 27.76 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 27.24 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 26.53 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.79 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 25.1 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 24.22 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 23.92 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.71 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.53 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 25.65 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 32.23 | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 28.34 | -12.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 28.34 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.08, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 28.34 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.92, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +25.6% | 25.65 | 32.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9 | 28.47 | 31.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.44 | 23.71 | 27.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.28 | 28.34 | 32.23 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Iraq?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Iraq was 28.34 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 32.23 in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.71 in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Iraq ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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