Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Iraq
Iraq: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female was 14.5 per 100,000 female population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Iraq, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Iraq is 14.5 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Iraq peaked at 14.6 per 100,000 female population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.7 per 100,000 female population, in 2013.
That places Iraq 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 12.8 per 100,000 female population | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.9 per 100,000 female population | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.8 per 100,000 female population | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 13 per 100,000 female population | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 11.8 per 100,000 female population | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2 per 100,000 female population | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 12.1 per 100,000 female population | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.5 per 100,000 female population | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 12.3 per 100,000 female population | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1 per 100,000 female population | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.5 per 100,000 female population | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 10.5 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.7 per 100,000 female population | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 11 per 100,000 female population | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 10.9 per 100,000 female population | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11 per 100,000 female population | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.8 per 100,000 female population | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.6 per 100,000 female population | +35.2% |
| 2019 | 14.5 per 100,000 female population | -0.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 14.5 per 100,000 female population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.2 per 100,000 female population, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 14.5 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.1 per 100,000 female population, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +35.2% | 10.8 per 100,000 female population | 14.6 per 100,000 female population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.64 per 100,000 female population | 11.8 per 100,000 female population | 13.8 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.56 per 100,000 female population | 9.7 per 100,000 female population | 14.6 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 35 Mozambique 15 per 100,000 female population compare
- 36 Saudi Arabia 14.9 per 100,000 female population compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 14.6 per 100,000 female population compare
- 39 Kenya 14.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 40 Lesotho 13.7 per 100,000 female population compare
- 41 Algeria 13.6 per 100,000 female population compare
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 mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Iraq?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Iraq was 14.5 per 100,000 female population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 per 100,000 female population in 2018.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 per 100,000 female population in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female?
- Iraq ranks 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.