S t a t i
s t i c s
Table
1
The United States, Britain and the countries
allied with them have committed a war of genocide against the people of Iraq.
They imposed and indeed are still imposing a comprehensive package of economic
sanctions that included even the supply of foodstuffs and medicines with the
explicit purpose of depriving the people of this country of their most basic
needs.
Total
Number of Deaths due to Sanctions Selected
Reasons
Age Group
Year
-----------------------
Total
under five above five
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1989
7.110
20.224
27.334
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1990
8.903
23.561
32.464
1991
27.473
58.469
85.942
1992
46.933
76.530
123.463
1993
49.762
78.261
128.023
1994
52.905
80.776
133.681
1995
55.823
82.961
138.784
1996
56.997
83.284
140.281
1997
58.845
85.942
144.787
1998
71.279
88.760
160.039
1999
80.044
97.439
177.483
2000
81.804
98.124
179.928
2001
84.012
100.752
184.764
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Total
674.780
954.859
1.629.639
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Impact of Oppressive
Sanctions on Health, Nutrition and Environment in Iraq
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Table
2
Mortality
Rate According to Age Group Due to Economic
Sanctions
Under-Five
Above
-Five
Mortality Rate
Mortality-Rate
Mortality
Mortality
Year
Rate
Rate
per
Month
per Month
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1989
593
1.685
1990
742
1.963
1991
2.289
4.872
1992
3.911
6.377
1993
4.147
6.522
1994
4.409
6.731
1995
4.651
6.913
1996
4.750
6.940
1997
4.904
7.162
1998
5.940
7.397
1999
6.670
8.119
2000
6.817
8.177
2001
January
7.813
8.212
February
6.811
7.953
March
5.837
9.552
April
5.245
9.231
May
6.413
8.475
June
7.614
8.237
July
8.316
7.138
August
8.049
7.210
September
7.035
8.066
October
6.544
9.105
November
7.328
9.244
December
7.007
8.329
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Table
3
Impact of Economic Sanctions on the Nutritional Status of
Children under Five
1. Number; 2. Monthly Rate; 3.Increase Times
1990
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1990
1991
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of Case
1
2
1
2 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
A)
Kwashiokor
485
41 12.796
1.066 26,3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
B) Marasmus
5.193
433 96.186
8.015 18,5
----------------------------------------------------------------------
C) Other types of
Malnutrition
as
(Protein
Calorie
and
Vitamin
deficiencies) 96.809
8.067 947.974
78.998 9,8
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Grand
Total
102.487
8.541 1.056.956 88.079
10,3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1992
1993
1
2
3
1
2 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
A)
13.744 1.145
27,9 15.128
1.261 30,8
B)
111.477 9.289
21,4 139.346
11.612 26,8
C) 1.123.319
93.610 11,6 1.235.657
102.971 12,8
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1.248.540 104.044
12,1 1.390.131
115.844 13,6
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1994
1995
1
2
3
1
2 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
A)
20.975 1.748
42,6 26.984
2.249 54,8
B) 192.296
16.025 37,0
244.023 20.335 47,0
C) 1.576.194
131.349 16,3 1.753.355
146.113 18,1
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1.789.465 149.122
17,5 2.024.362
168.697 19,7
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1996
1997
1
2
3
1
2 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
A)
28.111 2.342
57,12 28.475
2.373 57,88
B) 247.302
20.609 47,59
253.483 21.123 48,78
C) 1.802.112
150.176 18,62 1.850.771
154.231 19,13
----------------------------------------------------------------------
2.077.525 173.127 20,27
2.132.729 177.727 20,81
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1998
1999
1
2
3
1
2 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
A)
30.232 2.519
61,4 31.091
2.591 63,19
B) 264.468
22.039 50,8
279.821 23.318 53,58
C) 1.910.309
159.192 19,74 1.925.871
160,489 19,90
----------------------------------------------------------------------
2.205.009 183.750
21,5 2.236.783
186.398 21,82
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
2000
1
2 3
--------------------------------------
A)
31.428 2.620
63,87
B)
282.928 23.577 54.45
C) 1.948.567
162.381 20.13
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2.262.923 188.577 22.08
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Table
4
Low
Birth Weight Babies (2,5Kg) A. Percentage of Total Births Reported
in Iraqi Health Instititions in post-Sanctions
Years
Year
Monthly Rate %
-----------------------------
1990
4,5
1991
10,8
1992
17,6
1993
19,7
1994
21,1
1995
22,05
1996
22,60
1997
23,02
1998
23,81
1999
24,04
2000
24,32
2001
January
25,17
February
26,28
March
23,75
April
22,63
May
24,76
June
26,08
July
23,96
August
24,25
September
25,27
October
22,83
November
24,56
December 25,67
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Table 5
Impact of Economic Sanctions on the
Incidence of Some Communicable Diseases in Iraq
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Disease
1989
1990 1991
1992
1993
Number Number Number Number Number Increase
times 89
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Poliomyelitis
10
56 186
120 75
7,50
Diphtheria
96 168
511 369
239 2,49
Whooping Cough
368 489
1.537 1.601 767
2,08
Measles
5.715 7.524 11.358
20.160 16.399 2,87
German
Measles
514 693
2.848 1.663 928
1,80
Congenital tetanus
42
393 936
233 171 4,10
Tetanus
32 87
933 98
64 2,00
Pneumonia
6.612 11.713
23.529 17.377 19.114
2,89
Mumps
9.639 15.963 22.718 23.883
46.916 4,87
Cholera
--- ---
1.217 976
825 825
Typhoid
1.812 2.240 17.524
19.276 22.688 12,50
Giardia
73.416
113.222 501.391 596.356 602.011
8,20
Amoebic dysentery
19.615
32.957 58.311 61.939
62.864 3,20
Viral hepatitis
1.818 3.228 11.135
13.766 16.801 9,20
Meningitis
2.559 1.810 5.792
4.534 3.772 1,47
Local
Malaria
3.428 3.924 7.105
5.535 4.581 1,34
Oriental
sore
1.829
1.894 8.233 8.779
7.378 4,03
Black fever
491 576
3.713 3.866 3.817
7,77
Hemorrhagic fever
38
42 196
65 48 1,53
Malta fever
2.464
2.816 13.106 14.546 14.989
6,10
Toxoplasmosis
372 512
2.223 2.745 3.145
8,54
Hydatid-cysts
370 406
1.787 1.991 2.108
5,69
Scabies
--- 198
1.892 7.956 10.354 10.354
Rabies
25 37
256 84
49 1,96
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
1994 1995
1996
Disease
------------------------------------------------------
Number
Number Number Increase times
89
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Poliomyelitis
53
32 20
2,00
Diphtheria
132 119
258 2,69
Whooping
Cough
526 475
1.179 3,20
Measles
10.646 7.134
240 0,04
German
Measles
584 338
23 0,04
Congenital
tetanus
89
64 74
1,76
Tetanus
38
31 12
0,37
Pneumonia
23.257 11.553
--- ---
Mumps
39.642 29.195
14.817 1,54
Cholera
1.345
1.216 831
831,00
Typhoid
24.436 26.634
15.238 8,41
Giardia
587.924 689.113 584.621
7,96
Amoebic dysentery
76.864
668.064 543.295 27,70
Viral hepatitis
11.296 15.557 29.803
16,41
Meningitis
3.128 2.853
691 0,27
Local
Malaria
19.266 59.931
32.199 9,39
Oriental
sore
6.662
7.703 7.606
4,16
Black fever
2.787 3.110
3.434 6,99
Hemorrhagic
fever
39
48 48
1,26
Malta fever
15.476 19.040
7.531 3,06
Toxoplasmosis
3.899
4.640 2.768
7,44
Hydatid-cysts
2.520 2.908
184 0,49
Scabies
13.832 18.209 39.146
39.146,00
Rabies
32
34 23
0,92
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
1997 1998
1999
Disease
------------------------------------------------------
Number Number Number
Increase times
89
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Poliomyelitis
27
29 75
7,50
Diphtheria
290
160 142
1,50
Whooping
Cough
535
1.271 466
1,30
Measles
539
25.818 9.920
1,70
German
Measles
17
65 4.127
8,00
Congenital
tetanus
66
36 49
1,20
Tetanus
25
26 19
0,60
Pneumonia
--- ---
--- ---
Mumps
49.556 35.881
25.554 2,65
Cholera
486 2.560 2.398
2398,00
Typhoid
14.464 19.825 23.392
13,00
Giardia
605.170 509.050 535.140
7,30
Amoebic dysentery
329.950 264.290 609.920
31,00
Viral hepatitis
18.501 12.142
13.150 7,24
Meningitis
1.202 1.025
656 0,25
Local
Malaria
9.594 6.996
3.212 0,90
Oriental
sore
2.939 2.985
1.261 0,70
Black
fever
794 874
744 1,5
Hemorrhagic
fever
11
2
2 0,05
Malta
fever
8.911 5.305
7.083 2,90
Toxoplasmosis
2.960 2.036
3.506 9,40
Hydatid-cysts
257 345
440 1,20
Scabies
40.360 43.580 35.343
35.343,00
Rabies
6
14 27
1,08
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
2000
Disease
------------------------------------------------------
Number Increase times
89
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Poliomyelitis
4 0,40
Diphtheria
34
0.35
Whooping Cough
407
1,10
Measles
726
0,13
German Measles
1.612
3,10
Congenital tetanus
37
0,90
Tetanus
17
0,50
Pneumonia
---
---
Mumps
18.720
1,90
Cholera
757 757,00
Typhoid
24.614 13,60
Giardia
542.365
7,40
Amoebic dysentery
643.251
32,80
Viral hepatitis
8.879
4,90
Meningitis
574
0,20
Local Malaria
1.154
0,30
Oriental sore
955
0,50
Black fever
2.611
5,30
Hemorrhagic fever
4 0,10
Malta fever
8.551
3,50
Toxoplasmosis
3.834 10,30
Hydatid-cysts
521
1,40
Scabies
23.217 23.217,00
Rabies
14 0,60
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Table
6
Impact
of Economic Sanctions on Major Surgical
Operations
Year
Monthly
Reduction
times
Rate
1989
-------------------------------------------------------------
1989
15.125
---
1990
8.668
43
1991
6.507
57
1992
5.477
63,7
1993
5.205
65,6
1994
4.679
69,1
1995
4.492
70,3
1996
4.417
70,8
1997
4.357
71,19
1998
4.322
71,4
1999
4.442
70,6
2000
5.005
66,9
2001
January
5.181
65,7
February
5.427
64,1
March
5.504
63,6
April
6.106
59,6
May
6.270
58,5
June
6.591
56,4
July
7.463
50,7
August
6.820
54,9
September
6.496
57,1
October
5.999
60,3
November
5.625
62,8
December
5.850
61,3
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Table
7
Impact
of Economic Sanctions on Laboratory Test
Year
Monthly
Reduction
times
Rate
1989
-------------------------------------------------------------
1989
1.494.050
---
1990
1.091.230
27
1991
635.446
57
1992
589.952
60,5
1993
576.225
61,4
1994
531.384
64,4
1995
501.095
66,4
1996
500.036
66,5
1997
499.579
66,56
1998
498.989
66,6
1999
515.506
65,4
2000
561.763
62,4
2001
January
562.027
62,4
February
590.020
60,5
March
555.437
62,8
April
569.800
61,9
May
579.743
61,2
June
679.415
54,5
July
777.246
48,0
August
710.045
52,5
September
655.927
56,1
October
670.415
55,1
November
573.049
61,6
December
559.566
62,5
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Table
8
Composition
of Quantities Supplied (kg.) per Person per
Month
before sanctions after
sanctions
Food
item
-----------------------------------------
kg
g
kg g
-------------------------------------------------------------
Wheat-flour
15
---
9 ---
Rice
3
288
2 500
Sugar
3
409
1 500
Tea
-
249
- 500
Cooking
oils
1
283
- 625
Detergents
-
533
- 250
Soaps
-
448
- 150
Baby milk
3
060
1 800
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Table
9
Food Prices per Unit (kg) before and after
Sanctions
Prices
before sanctions Prices after
increase
Food
item July
1990
sanctions
times
----------------------------------------------------
Dinar Fils
Dinar Fils
--------------------------------------------------------------
Wheat-flour -
060 - 57
-
950
Rice
-
240 -
37
- 154
Sugar
-
200 - 164
- 820
Tea
-
2
- 450
- 225
Cooking oils -
600 - 182
- 303
Baby
milk 1
600 680
- 425
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