Immunization, DPT in Iraq
Iraq: Immunization, DPT was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in Iraq, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, dpt in Iraq is 90.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in Iraq peaked at 94.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1981.
That places Iraq 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, DPT in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.0% | — |
| 1981 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | +38.5% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | +318.8% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | +28.4% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.3% | 13.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 70.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 57.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 68.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 74.0% | 93.0% | 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in Iraq?
- Immunization, dpt in Iraq was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1981.
- How does Iraq rank for immunization, dpt?
- Iraq ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.