Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Iraq
Iraq: Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage was 65.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Iraq, 2017–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Iraq stood at 65.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 364.3% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
That places Iraq 126th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.0% | — |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 14.0% | — |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +364.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.3% | 33.0% | 37.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 0.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1756 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.577 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1846 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Iraq?
- Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Iraq was 65.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage?
- Iraq ranks 126th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a given year.