Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Iraq
Iraq: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 97.1 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Iraq stood at 97.1 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Iraq peaked at 97.1 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.82 deaths, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 26th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Iraq, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.82 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 66.55 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 69.36 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 70.59 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 73.55 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 73.83 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.65 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.3 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 72.93 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 75.36 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 76.22 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 77.99 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 79.46 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 81.86 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 83.31 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 86.43 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 88.84 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 91.47 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 92.65 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 94.59 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 79.46 deaths | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 97.1 deaths | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.09 deaths | 62.82 deaths | 75.36 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.28 deaths | 76.22 deaths | 94.59 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.28 deaths | 79.46 deaths | 97.1 deaths | 2 |
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Iraq?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Iraq was 97.1 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.82 deaths in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Iraq ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.