Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Iraq
Iraq: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 3.9 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
3.9
World rank
67th
of 96 countries
All-time high
12.8
in 2000
All-time low
3.9
in 2018
Years of data
7
1991–2018
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Iraq, 1991–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Iraq stood at 3.9. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Iraq peaked at 12.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2018.
That places Iraq 67th out of 96 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.4 | — |
| 2000 | 12.8 | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 10.1 | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 8 | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 7.2 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | -45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.5 | 7.1 | 12.8 | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.55 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More poverty & inequality data for Iraq
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.25 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,749 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.32 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1138 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1138 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1279 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Iraq?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Iraq was 3.9 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Iraq ranks 67th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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