Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0002 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Iraq is 0.0002 cases per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0007 cases per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 cases per person, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 126th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 cases per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 cases per person | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 cases per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 cases per person | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 cases per person | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 cases per person | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 cases per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 cases per person | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 cases per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 cases per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 cases per person | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 cases per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 cases per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 cases per person | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 cases per person | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 cases per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 cases per person | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 cases per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 cases per person | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 cases per person | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 cases per person | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 cases per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 cases per person | -12.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0002 cases per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 cases per person, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0002 cases per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 cases per person, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 cases per person | 0.0004 cases per person | 0.0007 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 cases per person | 0.0002 cases per person | 0.0005 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 cases per person | 0.0002 cases per person | 0.0002 cases per person | 5 |
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 tuberculosis cases, per capita in Iraq?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Iraq was 0.0002 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 cases per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 cases per person in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 126th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.