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Iraq

Disease outbreak profile for Iraq — 14 events, 6 diseases, since 1996.

Iraq (IRQ) · WHO EMR region · 14 WHO events across 6 diseases (1996–2025).

Diseases reported by Iraq

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
Cholera A000 6 43%
COVID-19 U071 4 29%
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever A980 1 7%
Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified A809 1 7%
Influenza due to identified zoonotic or pandemic influenza virus J090 1 7%
Measles B05 1 7%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2025 1 1
2023 1 1
2022 3 3
2021 1 1
2020 1 1
2019 1 1
2015 1 1
2008 1 1
2003 1 1
1999 1 1
1998 1 1
1996 1 1

Peak year: 2022 (3 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
1990s 3
2000s 2
2010s 2
2020s 7

Position in WHO EMR

Rank #5 of 21 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

6

Outbreak Events

14

Year Range

1996–2025

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