Mumps - number of reported cases in Iraq
Iraq: Mumps - number of reported cases was 3,009 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mumps - number of reported cases in Iraq, 1999–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mumps - number of reported cases in Iraq is 3,009, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 37.8% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mumps - number of reported cases in Iraq peaked at 73,939 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 867, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 15th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mumps - number of reported cases in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25,554 | — |
| 2000 | 18,720 | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 2,780 | -85.1% |
| 2004 | 15,256 | +448.8% |
| 2005 | 3,243 | -78.7% |
| 2006 | 1,865 | -42.5% |
| 2007 | 1,612 | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 1,876 | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 2,265 | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 1,862 | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 1,944 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,482 | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 1,809 | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 1,295 | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 12,957 | +900.5% |
| 2016 | 73,939 | +470.6% |
| 2017 | 36,367 | -50.8% |
| 2018 | 17,334 | -52.3% |
| 2019 | 3,509 | -79.8% |
| 2020 | 867 | -75.3% |
| 2021 | 976 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 1,598 | +63.7% |
| 2023 | 3,148 | +97.0% |
| 2024 | 4,840 | +53.7% |
| 2025 | 3,009 | -37.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3,009 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11, 273.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3,009 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.5, 59.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mumps - number of reported cases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +900.5% | 1,295 | 12,957 |
| 2016 | +470.6% | 12,957 | 73,939 |
| 2004 | +448.8% | 2,780 | 15,256 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,554 | 25,554 | 25,554 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,952 | 1,612 | 18,720 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15,250 | 1,295 | 73,939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,406 | 867 | 4,840 | 6 |
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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)
- 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 mumps - number of reported cases in Iraq?
- Mumps - number of reported cases in Iraq was 3,009 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mumps - number of reported cases recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 73,939 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mumps - number of reported cases recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 867 in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for mumps - number of reported cases?
- Iraq ranks 15th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mumps - number of reported cases rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mumps - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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