Iraq
Country in Asia
In brief
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 54% (2023). World rank 167 of 193 (1 = best); in Asia, 32 of 46. HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% (2024). World rank 1 of 153 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 36. Overweight adults: 73.3% (2022). World rank 181 of 196 (1 = best); in Asia, 45 of 47. From 2014 to 2024: children vaccinated against measles 70% → 91%, infant deaths per 1,000 births 27.5 → 20.1, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births 30.3 → 21.8. Worse than all its neighbours (Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Türkiye): adult literacy, doctors per 1,000 people, hospital beds per 1,000 people, infant deaths per 1,000 births, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births.