People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Iraq
Iraq: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest was 78.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
78.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
24th
of 97 countries
All-time high
78.0%
in 2017
All-time low
77.9%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Iraq, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Iraq stood at 78.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Iraq peaked at 78.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 24th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Iraq, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.9% | — |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 78.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 78.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 78.0%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 77.9% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 83.8% compare
- 22 Mexico 80.5% compare
- 23 Tunisia 79.8% compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 76.5% compare
- 26 Jamaica 74.3% compare
- 27 North Macedonia 72.8% compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Iraq?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Iraq was 78.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Iraq ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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