Health in Maysan, Iraq: official figures
The Ministry of Health counted 13 hospitals in Maysan in 2023: 11 government hospitals (including specialised centres with beds) and 2 private. That is 1.03 hospitals per 100,000 people, 8th highest of 18 governorates.
How many hospital beds are there in Maysan?
Government hospitals in Maysan had 1,509 beds in 2023, of which 1,423 were set up for inpatients. That works out at 1.19 beds per 1,000 people, 9th lowest of 18 governorates, against 1.24 across Iraq.
Source: Ministry of Health, Iraq (Planning and Resources Development Department) · saved copyHow full are the hospitals in Maysan?
On average 42.6% of the prepared beds in Maysan's government hospitals were occupied in 2023, 6th lowest of 18 governorates.
Source: Ministry of Health, Iraq (Planning and Resources Development Department) · saved copyHow many primary health care centres are there in Maysan?
There were 76 primary health care centres in Maysan in 2023, or 6.0 per 100,000 people (9th highest of 18 governorates).
Source: Ministry of Health, Iraq (Planning and Resources Development Department) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Maysan?
Maysan had 1,124 doctors working for the Ministry of Health or seconded to it in 2023, 8.9 per 10,000 people (8th lowest of 18 governorates); the Iraq-wide figure was 11.1.
Source: Ministry of Health, Iraq (Planning and Resources Development Department) · saved copyWhere are babies born in Maysan?
30,107 births took place inside health facilities in Maysan in 2023: 92.5% in government hospitals, 5.4% in private hospitals and 2.1% in primary care centres.
Source: Ministry of Health, Iraq (Planning and Resources Development Department) · saved copyWhat is the maternal mortality rate in Maysan?
The Ministry of Health recorded 12 maternal deaths in Maysan in 2023 among 34,026 live births, a ratio of 35.3 per 100,000 live births (5th highest of 18 governorates); Iraq-wide the ratio was 29.6.
Source: Ministry of Health, Iraq (Planning and Resources Development Department) · saved copyHow many tuberculosis cases are there in Maysan?
225 tuberculosis cases were notified in Maysan in 2023, 17.8 per 100,000 people (4th highest of 18 governorates), against 15.6 across Iraq. Rates use the 2023 population estimate.
Source: Ministry of Health, Iraq (Planning and Resources Development Department) · saved copyHow many babies are vaccinated in Maysan?
In 2023 93% of the target number of infants in Maysan received the third dose of polio vaccine and 95% received BCG (tuberculosis) vaccine; the Iraq figures were 91% and 93%.
Source: Ministry of Health, Iraq (Planning and Resources Development Department) · saved copyHow common is child malnutrition in Maysan?
25.3% of people in Maysan lived in a household with a deprivation in child nutrition in 2024 (a measure used in Iraq's national multidimensional poverty index), against 20.5% across Iraq.
Source: Ministry of Planning and Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems, with UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · saved copyHow Maysan compares with other governorates
Hospitals per 100,000 people (2023) (2023)
Maysan ranks 8 of 18, highest first. Government and private hospitals counted by the Ministry of Health, divided by the 2023 population estimate
| Rank | Region | Hospitals per 100,000 people (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baghdad | 1.30 |
| 6 | Karbala | 1.23 |
| 7 | Babil | 1.07 |
| 8 | Maysan | 1.03 |
| 9 | Al-Qadisiyah | 0.95 |
| 10 | Anbar | 0.94 |
| 11 | Salah al-Din | 0.83 |
Government hospital beds per 1,000 people (2023) (2023)
Maysan ranks 10 of 18, highest first. All beds in government hospitals, divided by the 2023 population estimate
| Rank | Region | Government hospital beds per 1,000 people (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Al-Muthanna | 1.31 |
| 8 | Sulaymaniyah | 1.31 |
| 9 | Duhok | 1.28 |
| 10 | Maysan | 1.19 |
| 11 | Al-Qadisiyah | 1.18 |
| 12 | Wasit | 1.12 |
| 13 | Anbar | 1.12 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2023) (2023)
Maysan ranks 11 of 18, highest first. Physicians on the Ministry of Health payroll plus those seconded from the Ministry of Higher Education
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Duhok | 10.5 |
| 9 | Anbar | 9.7 |
| 10 | Al-Qadisiyah | 9.5 |
| 11 | Maysan | 8.9 |
| 12 | Kirkuk | 8.8 |
| 13 | Salah al-Din | 8.6 |
| 14 | Nineveh | 8.0 |
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (2023) (2023)
Maysan ranks 5 of 18, highest first. Deaths recorded by the Ministry of Health; small numbers make yearly changes large
| Rank | Region | Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Basra | 45.3 |
| 3 | Najaf | 37.5 |
| 4 | Baghdad | 36.3 |
| 5 | Maysan | 35.3 |
| 6 | Dhi Qar | 34.8 |
| 7 | Al-Muthanna | 34.2 |
| 8 | Kirkuk | 34.0 |
Infants given the third polio dose (OPV3), % of target (2023) (2023)
Maysan ranks 9 of 17, highest first. Baghdad is not included because the Ministry reports its Karkh and Rusafa health directorates separately
| Rank | Region | Infants given the third polio dose (OPV3), % of target (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Basra | 96% |
| 7 | Kirkuk | 95% |
| 8 | Salah al-Din | 95% |
| 9 | Maysan | 93% |
| 10 | Najaf | 92% |
| 11 | Duhok | 92% |
| 12 | Al-Qadisiyah | 89% |
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Sources
- Ministry of Health, Iraq (Planning and Resources Development Department): Annual Statistical Report 2023 (tables 1-1, 3-4, 3-43, 4-1, 4-11, 4-15, 5-1, 5-3, 5-2, 6-3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b0bd2930683c…)
- Ministry of Planning and Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems, with UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI): Multidimensional Poverty in Iraq 2024: Analytical Report (Table 4, Table 16, Annex 2, Annex 3), based on the Iraq Household Socio-Economic Survey 2023-24, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2918b603f085…)
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