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.
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 |
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More health data for Iraq
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 404,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 426,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 409,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 432,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 414,521 (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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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.