Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Iraq
Iraq: Physicians (per 1,000 people) was 1.02 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Iraq, 1960–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1.02 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Iraq peaked at 1.02 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.195 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 118th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.195 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.2 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.309 per 1,000 people | +54.5% |
| 1980 | 0.563 per 1,000 people | +82.2% |
| 1981 | 0.568 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.596 per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.576 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.603 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.603 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.55 per 1,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.543 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.658 per 1,000 people | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 0.66 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.528 per 1,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.636 per 1,000 people | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.823 per 1,000 people | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 0.718 per 1,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.707 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8 per 1,000 people | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.676 per 1,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.881 per 1,000 people | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 0.923 per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.983 per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.02 per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.02 per 1,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.74 per 1,000 people, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians (per 1,000 people) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +82.2% | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 0.563 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1975 per 1,000 people | 0.195 per 1,000 people | 0.2 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5757 per 1,000 people | 0.563 per 1,000 people | 0.596 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5853 per 1,000 people | 0.55 per 1,000 people | 0.603 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5973 per 1,000 people | 0.528 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7487 per 1,000 people | 0.636 per 1,000 people | 0.881 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.976 per 1,000 people | 0.923 per 1,000 people | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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 physicians in Iraq?
- Physicians in Iraq was 1.02 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.195 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for physicians?
- Iraq ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.