Nursing personnel in Iraq
Iraq: Nursing personnel was 115,891 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
115,891
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
36th
of 189 countries
All-time high
115,891
in 2023
All-time low
56,269
in 2015
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Nursing personnel in Iraq, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, nursing personnel in Iraq stood at 115,891. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Iraq peaked at 115,891 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56,269, in 2015.
That places Iraq 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68,734 | 56,269 | 88,002 | 7 |
| 2020s | 103,202 | 89,990 | 115,891 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 33 Belgium 134,496 compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 127,594 compare
- 35 Ethiopia 116,643 compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of Congo 115,316 compare
- 38 Sweden 115,024 compare
- 39 North Korea 113,553 compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 592,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 541,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Iraq?
- Nursing personnel in Iraq was 115,891 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 115,891 in 2023.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,269 in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for nursing personnel?
- Iraq ranks 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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