Deaths from road injuries in Iraq
Iraq: Deaths from road injuries was 9,344 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
9,344
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
25th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9,344
in 2021
All-time low
4,183
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Iraq stood at 9,344. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Iraq peaked at 9,344 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,183, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 25th 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.
Deaths from road injuries in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,183 | — |
| 2001 | 4,318 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4,547 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 5,082 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 4,910 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 5,068 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 5,246 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 5,251 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5,321 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 5,578 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 5,746 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 5,306 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 5,385 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5,758 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 7,000 | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 7,977 | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 8,184 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 8,113 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 8,352 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 8,432 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 7,567 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 9,344 | +23.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 9,344 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71, 16.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 9,344 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,146, 4.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,950 | 4,183 | 5,578 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,025 | 5,306 | 8,432 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,456 | 7,567 | 9,344 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Iraq?
- Deaths from road injuries in Iraq was 9,344 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 9,344 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,183 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Iraq ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. 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 from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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