Premature NCD mortality in Iraq

In Iraq, a 30-year-old had a 20.2% chance of dying before 70 from one of the main noncommunicable diseases in 2023.

Iraq, 2023 20.2% % probability
Change from 2022 −0.7percentage points 2022: 20.9%
Position in 2023 72nd of 185 See the full ranking

Premature NCD mortality in Iraq over time

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% probability. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from the main noncommunicable diseases (% probability), 2000 to 2023
Period Iraq
2023 20.2%
2022 20.9%
2021 22.6%
2020 19.8%
2019 21.7%
2018 22.0%
2017 22.3%
2016 22.6%
2015 23.2%
2014 23.7%
2013 24.4%
2012 25.0%
2011 25.5%
2010 26.0%
2009 26.5%
2008 26.5%
2007 26.7%
2006 27.0%
2005 27.3%
2004 27.7%
2003 27.9%
2002 28.1%
2001 28.3%
2000 28.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 20.9% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 24.4%, the figure has changed by −4.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Iraq has the 72nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCDMORT3070 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS30-69
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Iraq
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory