Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Iraq
Iraq: Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
1st
of 18 countries
All-time high
99
in 1987
All-time low
76
in 1980
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Iraq, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Iraq stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Iraq peaked at 99 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 76, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76 | — |
| 1981 | 80 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 83 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 98 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 87 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 87 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 99 | +4.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.2 | 76 | 99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.6 | 93 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92 | 87 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7 | 87 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96 | 93 | 99 | 6 |
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 percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Iraq?
- Percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Iraq was 99 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1987.
- What is the lowest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin?
- Iraq ranks 1st out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin (vaccine against tuberculosis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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