Number of clinical trials in Iraq
Iraq: Number of clinical trials was 32 trials in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of clinical trials in Iraq, 2008–2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.
Analysis
In 2024, number of clinical trials in Iraq stood at 32 trials.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 3,100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Iraq peaked at 38 trials in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2009.
Iraq ranks 44th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of clinical trials in Iraq, year by year
| Year | trials | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 trials | — |
| 2009 | 1 trials | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 2 trials | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 8 trials | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 1 trials | -87.5% |
| 2014 | 1 trials | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 trials | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 trials | +400.0% |
| 2018 | 8 trials | +60.0% |
| 2019 | 18 trials | +125.0% |
| 2020 | 20 trials | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 19 trials | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 29 trials | +52.6% |
| 2023 | 38 trials | +31.0% |
| 2024 | 32 trials | -15.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 32 trials is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5 trials, 6.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 32 trials is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17 trials, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of clinical trials in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +400.0% | 1 trials | 5 trials |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 trials | 1 trials | 3 trials | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5 trials | 1 trials | 18 trials | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.6 trials | 19 trials | 38 trials | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of clinical trials in Iraq?
- Number of clinical trials in Iraq was 32 trials in 2024, according to ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of clinical trials recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 38 trials in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2009.
- How does Iraq rank for number of clinical trials?
- Iraq ranks 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of clinical trials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of completed clinical trials registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov database for each country. Registration in the ClinicalTrials database is mandatory for trials in the United States, but voluntary for other countries.