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HEALTH PROFILE: Iraq

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Iraq IRAQ POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Iraq
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Iraq IRAQ LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    Iraq IRAQ TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    227.26
    23
    2. Stroke
    128.44
    31
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.40
    51
    4. Kidney Disease
    37.39
    29
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.41
    37
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.16
    66
    7. Violence
    17.20
    26
    8. Hypertension
    16.27
    101
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    135
    10. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    12. Liver Disease
    10.94
    118
    13. Lung Disease
    8.53
    174
    14. War
    8.37
    6
    15. Low Birth Weight
    8.00
    54
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.83
    57
    17. Other Injuries
    6.33
    113
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.43
    77
    19. Asthma
    5.15
    86
    20. Birth Trauma
    4.96
    66
    21. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    22. Suicide
    4.74
    144
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.74
    59
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.46
    87
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    33. Falls
    2.77
    156
    34. Fires
    2.35
    66
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.26
    106
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.17
    68
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    39. Drug Use
    1.73
    58
    40. Drownings
    1.56
    127
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.42
    93
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    1.35
    167
    44. Pertussis
    1.08
    63
    45. Meningitis
    1.07
    77
    46. Encephalitis
    1.07
    17
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.92
    151
    49. Epilepsy
    0.75
    161
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    Iraq IRAQ TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Stroke
    20,793
    14.19
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,726
    7.32
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,395
    5.05
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,573
    4.49
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,323
    4.32
    7. Violence
    5,658
    3.86
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,551
    3.79
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    4,812
    3.28
    10. Birth Trauma
    4,223
    2.88
    11. War
    2,942
    2.01
    12. Hypertension
    2,451
    1.67
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,429
    1.66
    14. Other Injuries
    2,212
    1.51
    15. Lung Cancers
    2,162
    1.48
    16. Liver Disease
    2,127
    1.45
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,783
    1.22
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,578
    1.08
    19. Suicide
    1,418
    0.97
    20. Lung Disease
    1,329
    0.91
    21. Leukemia
    1,315
    0.90
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,190
    0.81
    23. Asthma
    914
    0.62
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    852
    0.58
    25. Tuberculosis
    821
    0.56
      Deaths %
    26. Lymphomas
    811
    0.55
    27. Maternal Conditions
    780
    0.53
    28. Stomach Cancer
    771
    0.53
    29. Fires
    742
    0.51
    30. Falls
    709
    0.48
    31. Drownings
    658
    0.45
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.45
    33. Pertussis
    636
    0.43
    34. Bladder Cancer
    628
    0.43
    35. Liver Cancer
    555
    0.38
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    0.36
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.32
    38. Drug Use
    441
    0.30
    39. Oral Cancer
    410
    0.28
    40. Encephalitis
    378
    0.26
    41. Ovary Cancer
    376
    0.26
    42. Meningitis
    372
    0.25
    43. Skin Cancers
    339
    0.23
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    283
    0.19
    45. Epilepsy
    253
    0.17
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.12
    47. Prostate Cancer
    171
    0.12
    48. Cervical Cancer
    162
    0.11
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    159
    0.11
    50. Syphilis
    137
    0.09
    Iraq IRAQ CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    3. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    6. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    Iraq IRAQ HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    0.4
    175
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    36.1
    1.7
    52
    138
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    23.4
    37.0
    48
    21
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.94
    102
    Iraq IRAQ LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    Iraq IRAQ DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    39.65m
    36
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.01
    42
    Population 0-14
    37.0%
    41
    Population 15-64
    59.7%
    148
    Population 65 +
    3.3%
    162
    Birth Rate / 1000
    24.70
    45
    Death Rate / 1000
    3.90
    183
    Fertility Rate
    3.32
    42
    Infant Mortality
    20.08
    84
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    116
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    122
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.01
    67
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.80
    94
    Net Migration
    -0.68
    110
    Population Growth
    2.06%
    37
    Literacy Total
    85.6%
    120
    Literacy Male
    91.2%
    95
    Literacy Female
    79.9%
    107
    Unemployment
    16.0%
    35
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    72.4
    108
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    62.7
    113
    GDP per Capita USD
    $9,300
    113

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    2,465,545
    25,375
    4/1/24
    Iraq COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Iraq causes.

     
     
    Iraq COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Iraq COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.