Health in Iran 1,019 indicators covering health for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1.2 2018 up 9.1% 62nd Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.4 2018 down 6.4% 106th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.2 2018 down 13.5% 117th Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.2 2018 up 9.1% 62nd Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.2 2018 down 11.1% 119th Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.4 2018 down 8.3% 113th Prevalence of anemia among children 26.5% 2019 down 16.1% 98th Births attended by skilled health staff 99.0% 2014 up 1.7% 69th Births attended by health staff sdgs 99 2014 up 1.7% 69th Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 2,143 2021 down 21.6% 37th Adolescent mortality rate 1.65 2021 down 36.6% 92nd Prevalence of current tobacco use 11.9% 2024 down 19.6% 118th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 1.3% 2024 down 53.6% 143rd Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 22.5% 2024 down 16.0% 106th BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 96.0% 2025 down 3.0% 60th Physicians per 1000 people 1.81 2023 up 26.6% 92nd Physicians 1.81 per 1,000 people 2023 up 26.6% 92nd Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and tech 98.0% 2024 up 3.2% 57th Global vaccination coverage 98 2024 down 1.0% 20th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 9,600 2024 down 43.5% 72nd Incidence of tuberculosis 10 2024 down 52.4% 143rd Number of incident tuberculosis cases 140 2024 down 63.2% 94th Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 920 2024 up 53.3% 64th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 1 2024 up 35.1% 124th Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 38 2024 down 72.9% 90th Tuberculosis case fatality rate 10 2024 up 150.0% 106th Life satisfaction vs child mortality 5.15 2025 up 7.0% 98th Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 10 2024 down 52.4% 150th Tuberculosis deaths region 960 2024 up 29.7% 67th Tuberculosis death rate 1 2024 up 9.9% 141st Tuberculosis deaths who 960 2024 up 29.7% 67th Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 1.5 2024 down 31.8% 124th Life expectancy prados de la escosura 74.83 2020 up 2.4% 63rd Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 7,033 2024 down 31.0% 72nd Tuberculosis treatment coverage 73 2024 up 21.7% 107th Mean BMI (kg/m²) 26.1 2016 up 2.4% 102nd Rubella - number of reported cases 14 2025 down 68.9% 49th Treatment success rate: new TB cases 85 2023 down 2.3% 83rd Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,064 current international $ 2023 up 19.3% 100th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 459.1 current international $ 2023 up 7.5% 76th Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 26th Domestic general government health expenditure 2.8% 2023 up 29.5% 103rd Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 559.29 current international $ 2023 up 1.0% 76th Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 43.15 2023 down 9.9% 51st Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 124.78 current US$ 2023 down 20.1% 119th Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 85 2023 down 2.3% 88th Private health expenditure per person 559.29 2023 up 1.0% 76th Public healthcare spending share gdp 2.82 2023 up 29.5% 103rd Health spending per person by source 497.18 2023 up 47.0% 104th Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 46.72 2023 up 23.3% 117th Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2018 — 8th Rubella vaccination coverage 99 2024 unchanged 1st Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 1.68 2020 down 37.4% 91st Cost healthy diet 4.39 2024 up 45.8% 87th Terrorism deaths by region 2 2021 down 88.9% 44th Medical doctors 164,086 2023 up 40.8% 16th Mean systolic blood pressure 118.2 2015 down 1.9% 167th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 90 2023 up 3.4% 103rd UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 86 2023 up 13.2% 68th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 78 2023 up 1.3% 58th ← Previous Page 9 of 17 Next →