Health in Iran

1,019 indicators covering health for Iran.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
UHC Service Coverage Index 81 2023 up 5.2% 47th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 71 2023 up 1.4% 27th
Stillbirth rate 5.42 2023 down 14.5% 123rd
Number of stillbirths 6,397 2023 down 32.8% 49th
Hepb3 number unvaccinated 11,990 2023 down 13.8% 97th
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 57.0% 2025 β€” 118th
Tb related deaths hiv 87 2023 up 4.8% 75th
Smoking bans in public places 8 2022 unchanged 1st
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 6.0% 2023 up 5.0% 104th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 0.7% 2023 up 17,404.4% 107th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 46.7% 2023 up 23.3% 116th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 43.1% 2023 down 9.9% 51st
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 2.8% 2023 up 29.5% 102nd
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 19.1% 2023 up 16.6% 16th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 52.6% 2023 down 15.3% 42nd
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 267.06 2023 down 35.2% 117th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 140.37 2023 down 45.1% 99th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 124.78 2023 down 20.1% 118th
Total healthcare expenditure gdp 6.03 2023 up 5.0% 104th
Health expenditure government expenditure 19.06 2023 up 16.6% 16th
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 0.18 2023 down 60.0% 138th
Hib vaccine 98 2024 unchanged 20th
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 16th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 1.91 2023 up 11,245.6% 114th
Dentists 47,640 2023 up 71.5% 8th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 260,567 2023 up 115.0% 23rd
Nursing personnel 183,036 2023 up 51.1% 29th
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 88.1% 2024 up 3.4% 12th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 19.9 2019 down 28.4% 176th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 17.75 2019 down 28.9% 187th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 58.9% 2019 up 17.6% 80th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 26.2 2019 down 20.4% 186th
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 24.1% 2019 up 55.5% 56th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 23.1% 2019 up 56.1% 65th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 45.3% 2019 up 19.8% 82nd
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 47.6% 2019 up 18.4% 74th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 56.5% 2019 up 18.7% 87th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 23.1 2019 down 21.2% 189th
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 54.0% 2025 β€” 151st
Adolescent birth rate 0.4237 2021 down 27.5% 81st
Rubella number unvaccinated 11,990 2023 down 56.9% 73rd
Estimated number of malaria cases 2,034 Cases 2024 up 468.2% 67th
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 65 2023 down 20.7% 107th
Medical doctors 18.11 2023 up 26.6% 93rd
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 45.9% 2022 up 25.3% 18th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 46.3% 2022 up 20.7% 13th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 28.76 2023 up 93.4% 111th
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 99 2024 up 1.0% 1st
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 99 2024 up 1.0% 1st
Cases of paralytic polio from vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 β€” 24th
Cases of paralytic polio from wild vs vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 β€” 24th
TB patients with known HIV status 98.0% 2024 up 237.9% 42nd
Dentists 5.26 2023 up 54.3% 60th
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 42 2024 down 12.5% 94th
Hib3 number unvaccinated 11,990 2023 down 60.0% 92nd
Capital health expenditure 0.2% 2021 up 13.5% 81st
Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases men women 37.55 2017 β€” 26th
Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death 4.56 2017 β€” 50th
Share of deaths from homicide 0.5598 2017 β€” 32nd
Share of deaths from major causes 2.7 2017 β€” 96th