29 of its 56 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 36 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Iraq on 9 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 29 September 2026: 36 of its 85 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Iraq: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
IraqThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
29 Sep
Baghdadattacks & violence
22 stories, 89 outlets
30 Sep
Baghdadattacks & violence
92 stories, 440 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Baghdadattacks & violence
39 stories, 57 outlets
6 Oct
Shuaibadeaths, cause not given
5 stories, 5 outlets
6 Oct
Kirkukattacks & violence
5 stories, 5 outlets
8 Oct
Baghdadattacks & violence
7 stories, 9 outlets
16 Oct
Baghdadattacks & violence
8 stories, 7 outlets
17 Oct
Baghdadattacks & violence
6 stories, 6 outlets
18 Oct
Baghdadattacks & violence
7 stories, 7 outlets
20 Oct
Baghdadattacks & violence
8 stories, 7 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Iraq most14 of its 29 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%.
69 of its 147 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Baghdad accounted for 39 of Iraq's 69 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets.
136 of its 246 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Baghdad accounted for 92 of Iraq's 136 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets.
36 of its 85 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Baghdad accounted for 22 of Iraq's 36 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets.
3 more days the news pointed at Iraq
12 of its 40 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
13 of its 46 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
20 of its 56 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 44 million people live in Iraq. Over these days its news carried 13 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence73%421 stories
Rights & justice11%61 stories
Health6%34 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%19 stories
Disasters & accidents3%16 stories
Displacement2%11 stories
Food & livelihood1%8 stories
Shelter & services1%3 stories
Where it happened
Iraq (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed218 Stories reporting people injured56 Stories reporting people affected39 Stories reporting arrests29 Stories reporting refugees16 Stories reporting abductions9 Stories reporting people displaced7 Stories reporting evacuations3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Iraq. Ring: the world. Measured over 571 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Iraq in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Iraq's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Saudi Arabia46 in 100 of its 11,880 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Syria38 in 100 of its 1,665 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Iraq36 in 100
of its 1,588 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Iran32 in 100
of its 13,207 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Türkiye27 in 100
of its 4,091 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Kuwait24 in 100
of its 499 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Jordan23 in 100
of its 2,143 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.