Health in Iran

719 indicators covering health for Iran.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-19, female 3.16 million 2025 up 9.9% 18th
Population ages 15-19, male 3.34 million 2025 up 10.6% 17th
Population ages 20-24, female 2.87 million 2025 down 21.2% 20th
Population ages 20-24, male 3.00 million 2025 down 21.0% 19th
Population ages 25-29, female 2.96 million 2025 down 32.8% 18th
Population ages 25-29, male 3.07 million 2025 down 33.1% 18th
Population ages 30-34, female 3.70 million 2025 down 13.1% 15th
Population ages 30-34, male 3.83 million 2025 down 13.9% 15th
Population ages 35-39, female 4.43 million 2025 up 33.9% 11th
Population ages 35-39, male 4.58 million 2025 up 31.5% 11th
Population ages 40-44, female 4.26 million 2025 up 57.2% 11th
Population ages 40-44, male 4.42 million 2025 up 53.1% 10th
Population ages 45-49, female 3.30 million 2025 up 41.4% 13th
Population ages 45-49, male 3.43 million 2025 up 42.1% 12th
Population ages 50-54, female 2.67 million 2025 up 36.4% 15th
Population ages 50-54, male 2.80 million 2025 up 39.0% 13th
Population ages 55-59, female 2.27 million 2025 up 38.8% 19th
Population ages 55-59, male 2.30 million 2025 up 37.9% 17th
Population ages 60-64, female 1.87 million 2025 up 40.3% 22nd
Population ages 60-64, male 1.86 million 2025 up 35.2% 20th
Population ages 65-69, female 1.52 million 2025 up 58.0% 22nd
Population ages 65-69, male 1.49 million 2025 up 52.2% 20th
Population ages 70-74, female 1.17 million 2025 up 72.5% 22nd
Population ages 70-74, male 1.16 million 2025 up 78.7% 18th
Population ages 75-79, female 746,398 2025 up 48.6% 23rd
Population ages 75-79, male 713,098 2025 up 63.8% 19th
Population ages 80 and above, female 650,630 2025 up 44.5% 25th
Population ages 80 and above, male 489,135 2025 up 57.0% 22nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 2.5% 2024 down 28.6% 140th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 2.9% 2024 down 27.5% 139th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 2.7% 2024 down 27.0% 140th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 4.6% 2024 down 11.5% 129th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 5.0% 2024 down 12.3% 131st
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 4.8% 2024 down 12.7% 130th
Hospital beds 1.85 per 1,000 people 2019 up 23.3% 106th
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs. against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis 99.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st
Tuberculosis death rate 1 per 100,000 people 2024 up 35.1% 130th
Incidence of tuberculosis 10 per 100,000 people 2024 down 52.4% 148th
Tuberculosis cases 9,600 cases 2024 down 43.5% 72nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 98.7% 2024 up 0.3% 80th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 92.8% 2024 up 1.0% 100th
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 95th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 94.8% 2024 up 3.4% 78th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 82.3% 2024 up 8.0% 95th
People using at least basic drinking water services 97.9% 2024 up 1.3% 100th
People using safely managed drinking water services 94.4% 2024 up 1.5% 54th
People practicing open defecation, rural 1.4% 2016 unchanged 74th
People using at least basic sanitation services 90.5% 2024 up 3.3% 121st
Tuberculosis case detection rate 73.0% 2024 up 21.7% 114th
Tuberculosis death rate in people without HIV 1 Deaths per 100 000 population 2024 up 35.1% 125th
People practicing open defecation 0.4% 2016 down 16.4% 91st
Hospital beds per 1,000 people 1.85 per 1,000 people 2019 up 23.3% 106th
Current health expenditure 6.0% 2023 up 5.0% 104th
Current health expenditure per capita 267.06 current US$ 2023 down 35.2% 118th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 43.1% 2023 down 9.9% 51st
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 115.22 current US$ 2023 down 41.6% 100th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 85 2023 down 2.3% 82nd
Tuberculosis case detection rate 73.0% 2024 up 21.7% 116th
Domestic general government health expenditure 46.7% 2023 up 23.3% 117th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 497.18 current international $ 2023 up 47.0% 104th