People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Iraq
Iraq: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 98.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Iraq, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Iraq is 98.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Iraq peaked at 98.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Iraq?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Iraq was 98.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Iraq ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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