Health in Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21 indicators covering health for Iran (Islamic Republic of). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Under-five mortality rate, by sex 11.32 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 29.8% 122nd Neonatal mortality rate 7.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 31.2% 115th Infant mortality rate 10.32 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 29.0% 121st Tuberculosis incidence 10 per 100,000 people 2024 down 52.4% 164th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 2.29 million constant US$ 2024 down 52.3% 124th Maternal mortality ratio 15.84 per 100,000 live births 2023 down 34.3% 145th Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 81 index 2023 up 5.2% 51st Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.0% 2023 up 0.2% 76th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 2.18 per 1,000 people 2024 up 405.7% 62nd Adolescent birth rate 0.4237 per 1,000 people 2021 down 27.5% 90th Health worker density, by type of occupation 5.26 per 10,000 people 2023 up 54.3% 64th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 6,845 2024 down 67.8% 112th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 2.29 million constant US$ 2024 down 52.3% 117th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 6.4% 2009 down 27.3% 103rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 11.9% 2024 down 19.6% 130th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 13.9 % 2021 down 8.6% 143rd Suicide mortality rate, by sex 4.1 per 100,000 people 2021 down 18.0% 153rd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.6 per 100,000 people 2021 down 40.0% 82nd Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 15.7% 2022 down 5.2% 38th Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 75.8% 2023 up 2.4% 70th