Maternal mortality ratio in Iraq
The maternal mortality ratio in Iraq was 66 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
Iraq, 2023
66
Change from 2022
+7per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
85th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Iraq over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 66 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 59 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 77 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 63 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 74 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 76 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 81 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 87 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 86 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 90 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 96 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 100 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 105 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 107 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 107 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 109 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 117 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 120 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 118 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 122 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 125 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 128 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 137 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 146 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 156 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7 from 59 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 96 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −30.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Iraq has the 85th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Iraq
All statistics for Iraq
Under-five mortality rate
21.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
62.4 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
64
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.37 litres
2024 · WHO