Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Iraq
Iraq: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 5,832 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
5,832
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
72nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
11,898
in 2002
All-time low
5,015
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Iraq stood at 5,832.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Iraq peaked at 11,898 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,015, in 2020.
That places Iraq 72nd 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 notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,697 | — |
| 2001 | 10,478 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 11,898 | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 11,656 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 10,498 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 9,454 | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 8,043 | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 7,863 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 9,280 | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 9,668 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 10,097 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 9,248 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 9,099 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 8,883 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8,341 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 8,255 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7,317 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 7,707 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 7,142 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 6,663 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 5,015 | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 5,832 | +16.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 5,832 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,248, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 5,832 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,987, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,854 | 7,863 | 11,898 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,275 | 6,663 | 10,097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,424 | 5,015 | 5,832 | 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 notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Iraq?
- Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Iraq was 5,832 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11,898 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,015 in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
- Iraq ranks 72nd out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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, published as part of Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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