Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Iraq, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Iraq is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.6% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0028 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.
Iraq ranks 81st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.001 units per person | +167.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 units per person | +60.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per person | -64.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 units per person | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 units per person | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 units per person | +102.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | -79.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | -27.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | +50.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 units per person | +106.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | -68.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -71.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -61.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -38.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +79.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -67.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +1772.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -32.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -54.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -33.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +150.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -55.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +129.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -67.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +595.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 units per person | +2346.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -98.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +195.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +128.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -64.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -67.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +87.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +40.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -98.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +360.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -65.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +175.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +794.8% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +176.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -80.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2346.8% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0028 units per person |
| 1991 | +1772.8% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2023 | +794.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2001 | +595.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 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 pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Iraq?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Iraq was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 81st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pertussis - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pertussis - number of reported cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pertussis - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pertussis - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.