Middle East & North Africa · population about 45.1 million
If you were born in Iraq
Right now, about 0.88% of the babies born on Earth are born in Iraq: 1 in 114, about 1.2 million a year, or about 2.2 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Iraq dies before turning five is 2.2%, about 3.5 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 74.3 years for women and 70.3 years for men.
Life in Iraq, in numbers
Life expectancy72.3 yearswomen 74.3 · men 70.3United States 79.3 years · 74th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 52.2%22.5 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 67th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 12.1%20.7 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 65th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth76 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 70th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman3.25total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 45th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling12.4 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 63rd lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment30%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 71st lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$13,202GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 78th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.30Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 31st lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities70%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 65th highest of 172 countries
People working in farming8%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 57th lowest of 172 countries
People using the internet82%United States 94% · 79th highest of 172 countries
Women married before 1828%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 41st highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket50%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 32nd highest of 172 countries
HIV0.01%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 5th lowest of 172 countries
Homicide9 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 30th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths17 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 61st highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 38% · women 3%
Life satisfaction5.17 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 62nd lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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