Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Iraq
Iraq: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 989 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
989
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
64th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,854
in 2002
All-time low
848
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Iraq is 989, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Iraq peaked at 3,854 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 848, in 2020.
That places Iraq 64th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,188 | — |
| 2001 | 3,285 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3,854 | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 3,727 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 3,153 | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 2,887 | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 2,179 | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 2,293 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 2,727 | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 2,666 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,693 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,463 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 2,315 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 2,240 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2,223 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,069 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 1,618 | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 1,657 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,535 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1,310 | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 848 | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 989 | +16.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 989 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 478, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 989 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95, 10.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,996 | 2,179 | 3,854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,012 | 1,310 | 2,693 | 10 |
| 2020s | 918.5 | 848 | 989 | 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)
- 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 number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Iraq?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Iraq was 989 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3,854 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 848 in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
- Iraq ranks 64th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. 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, published as part of Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are clinically diagnosed.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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