Deaths in Iraq
Deaths in Iraq was 186,266 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 56th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Iraq, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 186,266 Estimated |
| 2022 | 183,525 Estimated |
| 2021 | 197,242 Estimated |
| 2020 | 210,459 Estimated |
| 2019 | 179,603 Estimated |
| 2018 | 175,615 Estimated |
| 2017 | 188,913 Estimated |
| 2016 | 200,060 Estimated |
| 2015 | 177,919 Estimated |
| 2014 | 177,446 Estimated |
| 2013 | 178,486 Estimated |
| 2012 | 172,325 Estimated |
| 2011 | 170,419 Estimated |
| 2010 | 167,937 Estimated |
| 2009 | 164,730 Estimated |
| 2008 | 172,477 Estimated |
| 2007 | 195,477 Estimated |
| 2006 | 203,198 Estimated |
| 2005 | 187,649 Estimated |
| 2004 | 185,575 Estimated |
| 2003 | 179,174 Estimated |
| 2002 | 165,371 Estimated |
| 2001 | 165,993 Estimated |
| 2000 | 166,114 Estimated |
| 1999 | 165,274 Estimated |
| 1998 | 162,481 Estimated |
| 1997 | 160,529 Estimated |
| 1996 | 153,509 Estimated |
| 1995 | 148,967 Estimated |
| 1994 | 143,447 Estimated |
| 1993 | 134,050 Estimated |
| 1992 | 130,586 Estimated |
| 1991 | 159,782 Estimated |
| 1990 | 195,036 Estimated |
| 1989 | 191,393 Estimated |
| 1988 | 189,005 Estimated |
| 1987 | 155,513 Estimated |
| 1986 | 152,970 Estimated |
| 1985 | 152,743 Estimated |
| 1984 | 150,561 Estimated |
| 1983 | 148,219 Estimated |
| 1982 | 146,815 Estimated |
| 1981 | 145,610 Estimated |
| 1980 | 130,266 Estimated |
| 1979 | 111,054 Estimated |
| 1978 | 109,759 Estimated |
| 1977 | 108,673 Estimated |
| 1976 | 107,992 Estimated |
| 1975 | 115,278 Estimated |
| 1974 | 114,731 Estimated |
| 1973 | 106,395 Estimated |
| 1972 | 106,153 Estimated |
| 1971 | 105,614 Estimated |
| 1970 | 106,330 Estimated |
| 1969 | 107,137 Estimated |
| 1968 | 107,163 Estimated |
| 1967 | 106,407 Estimated |
| 1966 | 107,988 Estimated |
| 1965 | 108,862 Estimated |
| 1964 | 110,518 Estimated |
| 1963 | 110,080 Estimated |
| 1962 | 107,530 Estimated |
| 1961 | 103,315 Estimated |
| 1960 | 102,079 Estimated |
| 1959 | 105,658 Estimated |
| 1958 | 105,601 Estimated |
| 1957 | 112,413 Estimated |
| 1956 | 122,364 Estimated |
| 1955 | 128,663 Estimated |
| 1954 | 136,596 Estimated |
| 1953 | 140,516 Estimated |
| 1952 | 143,214 Estimated |
| 1951 | 144,867 Estimated |
| 1950 | 148,846 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Iraq, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Iraq, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/iraq. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Iraq, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/iraq.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Iraq, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/iraq (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_iraq_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Iraq, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/iraq. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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Deaths in Iraq was 186,266 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 56th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
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210,459 in 2020, the highest value since 1950 in this series.