Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Iraq
Iraq: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 27.3 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iraq, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iraq is 27.3 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iraq peaked at 27.3 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18 per 100,000 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 rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.7 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 20.6 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 20.9 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 22 per 100,000 population | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 19.3 per 100,000 population | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 19.6 per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 20.2 per 100,000 population | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 21 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 20.9 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5 per 100,000 population | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 18.8 per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 18 per 100,000 population | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 20.5 per 100,000 population | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 20.5 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.4 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.1 per 100,000 population | +32.8% |
| 2019 | 27.3 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 27.3 per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3 per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 27.3 per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.15 per 100,000 population, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 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 | +32.8% | 20.4 per 100,000 population | 27.1 per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.65 per 100,000 population | 19.3 per 100,000 population | 22 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.24 per 100,000 population | 18 per 100,000 population | 27.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 35 Ethiopia 28.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 27.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Somalia 27.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Equatorial Guinea 27.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Benin 26.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Cape Verde 26.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Sudan 26.8 per 100,000 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)
- 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 mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iraq?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iraq was 27.3 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Iraq ranks 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 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.