Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Iraq
Iraq: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 76.11 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Iraq, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Iraq is 76.11, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Iraq peaked at 260.69 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 71.93, in 2018.
Iraq ranks 79th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 201.86 | — |
| 1986 | 203.49 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 194.68 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 230.76 | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 259.75 | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 260.69 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 208.97 | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 165.93 | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 164.5 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 164.82 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 165.61 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 172.44 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 177.22 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 185.41 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 146.69 | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 116.94 | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 115.05 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 112.28 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 118.26 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 118.46 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 115.63 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 122.3 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 127.84 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 130.55 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 125.9 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 114.88 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 111.3 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 111.08 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 109.78 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 98.37 | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 101.94 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 84.63 | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 77.69 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 71.93 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 72.78 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 76.11 | +4.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 76.11 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 76.11 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.02, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 218.11 | 194.68 | 259.75 | 5 |
| 1990s | 181.23 | 146.69 | 260.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.32 | 112.28 | 130.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.44 | 71.93 | 114.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.11 | 76.11 | 76.11 | 1 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Iraq?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Iraq was 76.11 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 260.69 in 1990.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.93 in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Iraq ranks 79th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.