Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Iraq
Iraq: Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Iraq, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Iraq is 84, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Iraq peaked at 94 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13, in 1981.
Iraq ranks 15th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14 | — |
| 1981 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 18 | +38.5% |
| 1983 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 67 | +318.8% |
| 1985 | 86 | +28.4% |
| 1986 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 87 | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 78 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 81 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 78 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 65 | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 59 | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 69 | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 78 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 81 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 72 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 81 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 86 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 74 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 78 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 93 | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 84 | -6.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 84 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94, 89% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +318.8% | 16 | 67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.3 | 13 | 94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.2 | 70 | 83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.2 | 57 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3 | 68 | 86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85 | 74 | 93 | 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 surviving infants who received the third dose of in Iraq?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Iraq was 84 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 94 in 1987.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 1981.
- How does Iraq rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of?
- Iraq ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 surviving infants who received the third dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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