Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Iraq
Iraq: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Iraq, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 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, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Iraq peaked at 94 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13, in 1981.
That places Iraq 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 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 upper middle income countries, which is 91, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 84 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 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)
- 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 perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Iraq?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Iraq was 84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 94 in 1987.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 1981.
- How does Iraq rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Iraq ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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