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Congenital birth defect study in Iraq - update 11 September 2013

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On 11 September 2013 the Ministry of Health in Iraq released a summary report on the congenital birth defects study conducted in 18 districts in Iraq. Following analysis of the findings, the Ministry will continue to make use of collected data and a detailed analysis will be published in a full report.

Congenital birth defects summary report

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Key health-related statistics

Total population (000s) 37 140
Total health expenditure on health (% of general government expenditure) 6.5
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) 50
Number of primary health care units and centres (per 10 000 population) 0.7
Total life expectancy at birth (years) 69.8

Source: Framework for health information systems and core indicators for monitoring health situation and health system performance, 2018

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