Key indicators: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
|
WHO region |
Eastern Mediterranean |
Child health |
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (2019) |
99 |
Demographic and socioeconomic statistics |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) (2005) |
1.5 |
Gender inequality index rank (2014) |
114 |
Human development index rank (2014) |
69 |
Health financing |
Total expenditure on health as a percentage of gross domestic product (2014) |
6.89 (Iran (Islamic Republic of) note) |
Private expenditure on health as a percentage of total expenditure on health (2014) |
58.80 (Iran (Islamic Republic of) note) |
General government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure (2014) |
17.53 (Iran (Islamic Republic of) note) |
Health systems |
Physicians density (per 1000 population) (2014) |
1.491 |
Nursing and midwifery personnel density (per 1000 population) (2014) |
1.551 |
Mortality and global health estimates |
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) (2019) |
8.6 (Both sexes) |
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births) (2019) |
13.9 (Both sexes) |
|
13.3 (Female) |
|
14.5 (Male) |
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (2017) |
16 [ 13 - 20 ] |
Sustainable development goals |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2019) |
75.7 (Male) |
|
79.1 (Female) |
|
77.3 (Both sexes) |
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) (2014) |
99 |
World Health Statistics |
Population (in thousands) total (2016) |
80 277 |
Population proportion under 15 (%) (2016) |
23.7 |
Population proportion over 60 (%) (2016) |
19.7 |
Literacy rate among adults aged >= 15 years (%) (2007-2012) |
85 |