Tuberculosis incidence in Iraq
Iraq: Tuberculosis incidence was 21 per 100,000 people in 2024. βΌ Falling
Tuberculosis incidence in Iraq, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 21 per 100,000 people for tuberculosis incidence in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis incidence in Iraq peaked at 69 per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 113th of 193 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6 per 100,000 people | 42 per 100,000 people | 69 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1 per 100,000 people | 24 per 100,000 people | 47 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21 per 100,000 people | 18 per 100,000 people | 23 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 27 per 100,000 people compare
- 111 French Polynesia 24 per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Comoros 22 per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21 per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Latvia 21 per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Armenia 19 per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Chile 19 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Iraq
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 404,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 426,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 409,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 432,275 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis incidence in Iraq?
- Tuberculosis incidence in Iraq was 21 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 69 per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for tuberculosis incidence?
- Iraq ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis incidence rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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