Vaccination coverage in Iraq
Iraq: Vaccination coverage was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Iraq, 1994–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Iraq stood at 90.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Iraq peaked at 93.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1998.
That places Iraq 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.0% | — |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +42.5% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | -61.4% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +195.5% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -95.4% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +1633.3% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 90.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 90.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1633.3% | 3.0% | 52.0% |
| 1997 | +195.5% | 22.0% | 65.0% |
| 1998 | -95.4% | 65.0% | 3.0% |
| 1996 | -61.4% | 57.0% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 3.0% | 65.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 56.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 65.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 74.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Iraq?
- Vaccination coverage in Iraq was 90.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for vaccination coverage?
- Iraq ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.