People using safely managed drinking water services in Iraq
Iraq: People using safely managed drinking water services was 59.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 59.8% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Iraq peaked at 59.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 102nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2% | — |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 50.2% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 55.0% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.8% | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1756 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.577 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1846 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Iraq?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Iraq was 59.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Iraq ranks 102nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.