Health in Iran, Islamic Republic of

1,022 indicators covering health for Iran, Islamic Republic of.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 5,441 2024 down 66.0% 6th
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 1.36 million 2024 down 57.4% 39th
Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 7 2024 down 73.1% 36th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 3.5 2014 up 66.7% 72nd
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 5 2024 down 98.9% 79th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 0.5 2014 unchanged 115th
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 80,153 2024 up 25.1% 65th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 13 2018 up 62.5% 3rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2018 unchanged 23rd
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 28,730 2022 up 834.6% 3rd
Nursing personnel 75.8% 2023 up 2.4% 66th
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 0 2024 β€” 22nd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2018 unchanged 23rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2018 unchanged 23rd
Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 0 2020 β€” 77th
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 48.9% 2016 up 70.8% 90th
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Prevalence of syphilis 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 87th
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 β€” 23rd
Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 50 2012 up 85.2% 56th
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 590 2024 β€” 10th
New cases: other 0 2012 β€” 33rd
Compliance with international health regulations 85 2015 up 32.8% 53rd
Number of malaria cases treated with any firstΒ  line tx courses 7,299 2024 up 1,269.4% 53rd
Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 1,469 2024 up 835.7% 28th
Deaths and disappearances during migration 1,493 2024 up 149,200.0% 1st
Number of imported malaria cases 5,564 2024 up 780.4% 4th
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 2,008 2024 up 4,569.8% 53rd
Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 158 2018 β€” 4th
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 66,000 2024 up 10.2% 42nd
Number of imported cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 0 2018 β€” 22nd
Persistence to last grade of primary 96.0% 2016 down 2.2% 42nd
HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 20.0% 2014 up 42.9% 92nd
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant 72.1% 2023 down 19.9% 10th
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant 34.4% 2023 down 10.7% 24th
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) 13.8% 2022 down 19.6% 31st
Community Health Workers 59,000 2024 up 96.7% 8th
Commitments to recipient countries 12.48 2010 up 1,100.0% 97th
Disbursements to recipient countries 11.44 2010 up 1,000.0% 99th
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or 12,200,000.0% 2013 up 53.1% 2nd
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or 2,913,000.0% 2013 up 41.5% 1st
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by o 9,000 2013 down 95.6% 12th
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by o 130,000 2013 down 80.8% 8th
Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 6,150 2023 down 31.3% 19th
Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of 4.2% 2021 up 28.9% 7th
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health 3.5% 2021 down 2.2% 7th
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 1.3% 2021 down 1.6% 4th
Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household 0.9% 2021 down 5.3% 17th
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.2% 2021 up 40.0% 19th
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.2% 2021 up 40.0% 20th
Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household 0.2% 2021 up 142.9% 19th
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.0% 2021 up 50.0% 19th
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household 0.2% 2021 up 142.9% 17th
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.0% 2021 up 50.0% 18th
Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by 4.4% 2021 up 163.5% 19th
Population pushed below the $3.65 a day poverty line by household 0.9% 2021 down 5.3% 17th
Population pushed further below the $3.65 a day poverty line by 4.4% 2021 up 163.5% 19th
Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported 4 2015 β€” 1st
Availability of estimates on large health expenditures as a share of 1 2013 unchanged 1st
Availability of estimates on impoverishment due to out-of-pocket 1 2013 unchanged 1st