Health in Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,021 indicators covering health for Iran, Islamic Republic of. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 β 1st Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 β 1st Deaths drug use disorders by sex 530.72 2021 up 4.5% 9th Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 42.79 2021 down 10.0% 8th Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 23.91 2021 up 7.1% 7th Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 266.68 2021 up 20.6% 10th Deaths from substance disorders who 2,813 2021 up 1.0% 14th Death rates substance disorders who 3.18 2021 down 10.5% 56th Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 β 15th Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 563.76 2021 up 5.1% 14th Dengue fever deaths 0 2021 β 103rd Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 196.28 2021 down 5.9% 124th Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 903.27 2021 up 28.8% 25th Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 1.17 2021 down 3.3% 97th Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 22.6 2021 down 3.7% 91st Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 111.98 2021 down 5.1% 71st Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 137,298 2021 up 33.6% 24th Total disease burden who 25.03 million 2021 up 33.3% 20th Burden of disease who 28,468 2021 up 15.8% 148th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 357.55 2021 down 23.4% 14th Respiratory infections death rate age group 30.9 2017 β 43rd Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 15.96 2017 β 82nd Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 38.8% 2023 down 19.2% 40th Male female ratio suicides rates 2.31 2021 up 11.6% 147th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 6,315 2021 down 45.1% 69th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 656 2021 down 66.9% 79th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 1,422 2021 down 53.8% 60th Share of women who are smoking 1.6 2022 down 62.8% 141st Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 23.5 2022 down 20.6% 105th Share of men who are smoking 23.5 2022 down 20.6% 105th Adults smoking 2007 2018 12.5 2022 down 26.0% 117th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 38 2024 down 28.3% 94th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 5.9% 2023 down 37.9% 53rd Share healthy diet unaffordable 14 2024 up 81.8% 90th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 4,121 2021 down 25.6% 66th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 12.1 2014 up 34.4% 38th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.5 2014 up 4.6% 73rd Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 10.3 2014 up 56.1% 42nd Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 6,845 2024 down 67.8% 105th Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 68 2015 down 39.3% 47th Births attended by skilled health personnel 99.0% 2023 unchanged 68th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 6.2 2019 down 36.3% 169th Number of new leprosy cases 11 2024 down 50.0% 83rd Pharmacists 3.36 2023 up 54.1% 77th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 98.0% 2025 β 37th Reported rabies deaths 20 2023 up 300.0% 15th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 4.58 million 2030 down 12.0% 30th Incidence of malaria 2.18 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 407.0% 59th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 34.4 2023 up 10.8% 34th Death rate road traffic injuries 21.5 2019 down 33.8% 61st New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 4,771 2023 down 21.9% 68th Cholera case fatality rate 0 2020 down 100.0% 37th Medical doctors not further defined 90,470 2015 up 46.2% 14th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 77.65 2023 up 3.1% 81st Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 6.2% 2030 down 22.5% 123rd Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 5.8% 2030 down 23.7% 134th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 120 2021 down 58.8% 81st Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 2,007 2019 up 3.5% 28th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 26.5% 2019 down 16.1% 98th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 61,063 2019 up 56.1% 27th β Previous Page 14 of 18 Next β