Physicians per 1000 people in Iraq
Iraq: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.02
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
118th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2022
All-time low
0.195
in 1960
Years of data
24
1960–2022
Physicians per 1000 people in Iraq, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Iraq is 1.02, measured 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 per 1000 people in Iraq peaked at 1.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.195, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1975 | 0.195 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.309 | 0.309 | 0.309 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5757 | 0.563 | 0.596 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5853 | 0.55 | 0.603 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5973 | 0.528 | 0.66 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7487 | 0.636 | 0.881 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.976 | 0.923 | 1.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 592,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 541,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Iraq?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Iraq was 1.02 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.195 in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Iraq ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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