Mortality from ncds gender in Iraq
Iraq: Mortality from ncds gender was 26.5 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
26.5
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
46th
of 185 countries
All-time high
32.1
in 2000
All-time low
25.7
in 2017
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality from ncds gender in Iraq stood at 26.5.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Iraq peaked at 32.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.7, in 2017.
That places Iraq 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds gender in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.1 | — |
| 2001 | 31.3 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 31 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.7 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 30.5 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.1 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 29.6 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 29.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.3 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 29 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.6 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 28.1 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 27.6 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.3 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.9 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.7 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.2 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 26.6 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.7 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 26.5 | -13.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 26.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 26.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.38 | 29.3 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.09 | 25.7 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6 | 26.5 | 30.7 | 2 |
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 mortality from ncds gender in Iraq?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Iraq was 26.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7 in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Iraq ranks 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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