More than 1.5 million Iraqi had died for various causes since the inception of the Sanctions on Iraq in 1991.
Bellow please find a comparison of total death caused by selected diseases in recent days to what it was before the aggression on Iraq and imposition of the sanctions:
Total Number of deaths due to the embargo
| Year |
Age groups |
Total |
|
under (5) |
over (5) |
|
| 1989 |
7110 |
20224 |
27334 |
| 1990 |
8903 |
23561 |
32464 |
| 1991 |
27473 |
58469 |
85942 |
| 1992 |
46933 |
76530 |
123463 |
| 1993 |
49762 |
78261 |
128023 |
| 1994 |
52905 |
80776 |
133681 |
| 1995 |
55823 |
82961 |
138784 |
| 1996 |
56997 |
83284 |
140281 |
| 1997 |
58845 |
85942 |
144787 |
| 1998 |
71279 |
88760 |
160039 |
| 1999 |
80044 |
97439 |
177483 |
| 2000 |
81804 |
98124 |
179928 |
| 2001 |
84012 |
100752 |
184764 |
| 2002 Jan-June |
38285 |
49390 |
87675 |
| Grand Total |
713065 |
1,004,249 |
1,717,314 deaths |
Mortality average among children under 5 years of age and over 5 years of age
| Year |
Monthly average for children under (5) |
Monthly average for children over (5) |
| 1989 |
593 |
1685 |
| 1990 |
742 |
1963 |
| 1991 |
2289 |
4872 |
| 1992 |
3911 |
6377 |
| 1993 |
4147 |
6522 |
| 1994 |
4409 |
6731 |
| 1995 |
4651 |
6913 |
| 1996 |
4750 |
6940 |
| 1997 |
4904 |
7162 |
| 1998 |
5940 |
7397 |
| 1999 |
6670 |
8119 |
| 2000 |
6817 |
8177 |
| 2001 |
7001 |
8396 |
| 2002 |
|
|
| January |
7528 |
7853 |
| February |
5624 |
7603 |
| March |
5624 |
9132 |
| April |
5054 |
8825 |
| May |
6179 |
8102 |
| June |
7337 |
7875 |
Comparison in mortality rates of children under 5 years of age for selected ailments:
| Cause of death |
Sept 1989 |
Sept 2001 |
increase rate |
| Diarrhea |
123 deaths |
2932 deaths |
2283.73% |
| Pneumonia |
96 deaths |
1594 deaths |
1560.41% |
| Malnutrition |
67 deaths |
2354 deaths |
3413.43% |
Comparison in mortality rates of children under 5 years of age for selected ailments:
| Cause of death |
Sept 1989 |
Sept 2001 |
increase rate |
| Heart diseases/Hypertension |
106 deaths |
638 deaths |
501.88% |
| Diabetes |
73 deaths |
557 deaths |
663.01%e |
| Malignant Neoplasm |
260 deaths |
1701 deaths |
554.23% |
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