The bombing, which struck near a checkpoint in the Kadhimiyah area, home to a major Shiite shrine, also wounded at least 29 people, the officials said.
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Baghdad is on high alert for attacks after a blast in the central Karada district on July 3, claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), killed more than 300 people.
Earlier this month, at least 11 were dead and as many as 32 injured in a suicide auto bomb attack in an outdoor market in Shiite-dominated Rashidiya.
The attack targeted the entrance to the mainly Shia Muslim area of Kadhimiyah in north-west Baghdad. The Associated Press could not verify the authenticity of the statements, but they were posted on a militant website commonly used by the extremists.
Iraqi security forces gather at the site where a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest.
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There has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks, though Iraqi authorities often point the finger at Daesh group, which overran vast territory in northern and western Iraq in 2014. But it has suffered a series of defeats, including the recent loss of the western city of Falluja and, in response, has stepped up suicide attacks. Please see our terms of service for more information.
