Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Iraq
Iraq: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 90.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Iraq peaked at 94.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1981.
That places Iraq 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.0% | — |
| 1981 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | +38.5% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | +318.8% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | +28.4% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 90.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 90.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +318.8% | 16.0% | 67.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.3% | 13.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 70.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 57.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 68.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 74.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 165.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 152.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Iraq?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Iraq was 90.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1981.
- How does Iraq rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.