Iraq: Birth rate
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| Iraq |
The number of crude births per 1000 people, per year |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 27.37 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | births per 1000 people |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2021 |
| Average | 38.28 |
| Min - Max | 27.37 - 47.06 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2021 is 27.37 births per 1000 people, a decline from 27.73 births per 1000 people in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 18.88 births per 1000 people, based on data from 194 countries. Historically, the average for Iraq from 1960 to 2021 is 38.28 births per 1000 people. The minimum value, 27.37 births per 1000 people, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 47.06 births per 1000 people was recorded in 1962.
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Definition: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending per capita | 202.31 | 2020 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 5.08 | 2020 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 71.34 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 73.36 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 69.16 | 2022 | years |
| Birth rate | 27.37 | 2021 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 4.43 | 2022 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 3.44 | 2022 | births per woman |
| HIV infections | 0.10 | 2022 | percent |
| Tuberculosis | 23.00 | 2022 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 10.70 | 2021 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 29.40 | 2019 | percent |
| Prevalence of undernourishment | 16.30 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, rural | 47.6 | 2022 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, urban | 64.6 | 2022 | percent |
| Suicides | 3.60 | 2019 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 93 | 2022 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 93 | 2022 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 88 | 2022 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 27.30 | 2019 | deaths per 100,000 people |