About Iraq

Full name: Republic of Iraq

Population: 37.7 million

Area: 438,317 sq km (169,235 sq miles)

Capital: Baghdad

Life expectancy: 68 years (men), 73 years (women) (UN)

Monetary unit: Iraqi dinar

Main exports: Crude oil

GNI per capita: US $2,640 (World Bank, 2011)

Iraq Country Profile:

The top 10 diseases causing mortality in Iraq are:

1 – Heart Failure

2 – Cerebrovascular Disease

3 – External Forces Causing Death

4 – Ischemic heart disease

5 – Renal Failure

6 – Septicemia

7 – Respiratory Distress Syndrome

8 – Senility

9 – Diabetes Mellitus

10 -Malignant tumor of  G.I.T

Iraq Country Profile:

* 100% of the total population is covered by a public health service, public health insurance or social insurance, or other sickness funds.

* The percentage of population covered by a private health insurance is unknown but very little percentage.

* Total private expenditure on pharmaceuticals is US$900 Million 2016(Estimated)