Share of children vaccinated against measles in Iraq
Iraq: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 95 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Iraq, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in Iraq stood at 95.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Iraq peaked at 97 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1980.
That places Iraq 53rd 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.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 25 | +108.3% |
| 1985 | 70 | +180.0% |
| 1986 | 75 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 91 | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 85 | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 79 | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 75 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 71 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 63 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 72 | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 80 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 82 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 77 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 73 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 69 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62 | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 75 | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 81 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 75 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 74 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 79 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 88 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 93 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 84 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 97 | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95 | -1.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 95 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +180.0% | 25 | 70 |
| 1984 | +108.3% | 12 | 25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.7 | 9 | 91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.3 | 63 | 90 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8 | 62 | 86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8 | 70 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5 | 84 | 97 | 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 share of children vaccinated against measles in Iraq?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Iraq was 95 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Iraq ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 Share of children vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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