Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Iraq

Iraq: Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who was 97.34 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
97.34
Change on year
up 22.2%
World rank
55th
of 194 countries
All-time high
97.34
in 2021
All-time low
63.01
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Iraq, 2000–2021

0204060801002000201020212000: 632001: 66.72002: 69.62003: 70.82004: 73.82005: 742006: 73.82007: 72.52008: 73.12009: 75.62010: 76.42011: 78.22012: 79.72013: 82.12014: 83.52015: 86.72016: 89.12017: 91.72018: 92.92019: 94.82020: 79.72021: 97.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 97.34 for deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Iraq peaked at 97.34 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.01, in 2000.

Iraq ranks 55th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Iraq, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 63.01 —
2001 66.74 +5.9%
2002 69.56 +4.2%
2003 70.79 +1.8%
2004 73.76 +4.2%
2005 74.03 +0.4%
2006 73.85 -0.2%
2007 72.5 -1.8%
2008 73.13 +0.9%
2009 75.56 +3.3%
2010 76.42 +1.1%
2011 78.2 +2.3%
2012 79.67 +1.9%
2013 82.07 +3.0%
2014 83.53 +1.8%
2015 86.65 +3.7%
2016 89.07 +2.8%
2017 91.7 +3.0%
2018 92.88 +1.3%
2019 94.82 +2.1%
2020 79.66 -16.0%
2021 97.34 +22.2%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 97.34 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.6, 4.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 97.34 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.88, 4.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.29 63.01 75.56 10
2010s 85.5 76.42 94.82 10
2020s 88.5 79.66 97.34 2

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 52 Angola 101.89 compare
  2. 53 Uzbekistan 97.78 compare
  3. 54 Somalia 97.48 compare
  4. 56 Latvia 95.93 compare
  5. 57 Romania 90.06 compare
  6. 58 Syria 87.2 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Iraq?
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Iraq was 97.34 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths alcohol drugs by sex who recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 97.34 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths alcohol drugs by sex who recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 63.01 in 2000.
How does Iraq rank for deaths alcohol drugs by sex who?
Iraq ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths alcohol drugs by sex who rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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