What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Iraq
Iraq: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 17.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 17.8% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Iraq peaked at 29.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 143rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.8% | — |
| 1991 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 29.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 27.9% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 26.4% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 23.4% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.9% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.8% | 19.4% | 5 |
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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 what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Iraq?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Iraq was 17.8% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Iraq ranks 143rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of What share of the population living with HIV are women?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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