Name
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Rank
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Out of
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Source
|
Notes
|
Year
|
Suicide Rate
|
164
|
183
|
WHO
|
Total suicide rate = 3.6/100,000 people
|
2015
|
Tobacco Consumption per capita
|
71
|
182
|
WHO
|
835.51 Cigarettes smoked per adult per year.
|
2014
|
Alcohol consumption per capita
|
168
|
World
|
WHO
|
Per capita alcohol consumption of 1.00 liters per year; More info: Alcohol and cancer & Alcoholic liver disease
|
2010
|
% of population with access to essential drugs
|
54
|
163
|
World Health Organization
|
Categorized in medium access level of 80%; Number of factories producing medicine: 122[13]
|
2000
|
Female % of HIV positive population 15+ years
|
107
|
112
|
World Bank
|
16.67% of over-15 years old HIV+ population is female
|
2005
|
Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people
|
144
|
200
|
World Bank
|
23.48 per 100,000 People; 100% of all patients are under proper medical treatment as per WHO guidelines[70]
|
2005
|
Physicians per 1000 people
|
138
|
202
|
World Bank
|
0.45 physicians/1000 people; Alternative WHO 2005 indicators: Total Physicians=61,870, Pharmaceutical personnel density=0.2/1000 People, Nursing and midwifery personnel density=1.6/1000 People, Dentistry personnel density=0.2/1000 People[71]
|
2004
|
Prevalence of opiate addiction
|
1
|
132
|
United Nations
|
Prevalence rate of 2.8% of population; Almost all opiates smuggled into Iran from Afghanistan; Initiation age for most Iranian addicts is their 20s;[72] More info: Rankings of most harmful drugs
|
1999
|
Annual cannabis use by country
|
31
|
67
|
United Nations
|
Annual prevalence rate of 4.2% of population
|
1999
|
HIV/AIDS prevalence rate
|
153
|
171
|
CIA World Factbook
|
HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate of 0.1% of Population; Recent WHO report puts the number of HIV+ people at 110,000 people or ~0.16% of population in 2007 & accelerating;[73][74] In past the primary mode of transmission was by syringe sharing among drug addicts but it is now being replaced by high risk sexual contacts;[75] Iran in 2003 had over 700,000 cases of sexually transmitted infections[76]
|
2001
|
Deaths due to HIV/AIDS
|
47
|
153
|
CIA World Factbook
|
4,300 people die annually because of AIDS/HIV infection; Recent WHO report puts the number of deaths at 6,000 in 2007[73] WHO report puts the coverage of antiretroviral therapy at 6%[73]
|
2007
|
Prevalence of HIV among population aged 15-49 years
|
104
|
148
|
World Bank
|
Listed from highest rate to lowest; Iran: 0.15% of 15- to 49-year-olds are HIV+; Recent WHO report puts the % of HIV+ 15- to 49-year-olds at 0.3% in 2007[73]
|
2005
|
Access to Sanitation
|
22
|
129
|
CIA World Factbook
|
99% of population have access to proper sanitation
|
2003
|
% of Population undernourished
|
76
|
76
|
United Nations
|
Listed from highest malnourishment rates to lowest; Iran: less than 5% of population is malnourished; More info: Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Iran & Nutrition Landscape Information System for Iran & United Nations map of the world showing % of national population suffering from undernourishment
|
2009
|
Prevalence of contraceptive use among women
|
25
|
176
|
World Bank
|
74% of women aged 15–49 use contraceptives; alternately ranked by UN at 12th/89 with 73% prevalence; Most widely used method is "contraceptive pill";[77] More info: Contraceptive security
|
2000
|
Hospital beds/1000 people
|
133
|
191
|
World Bank
|
Hospital beds/1000 population: 1.6/1000; 758 hospitals, 225,000 hospital beds, 438 emergency centers[13]
|
2001
|
Underweight children rate
|
63
|
95
|
United Nations
|
Ranking is from highest rate to lowest; Iran: ~2% of children are underweight
|
2005
|
Dietary caloric intake
|
40
|
World
|
FAO
|
Iranians on average consume 3040 kcal/person/day; More info: Nutrition
|
2007
|
Malaria cases per 100,000 of population
|
72
|
94
|
United Nations/Complete report for Iran
|
Ranking is from highest rate to lowest; Malaria cases in Iran: 27/100,000 of population
|
2001
|
World ranking of overall national health systems
|
93
|
190
|
WHO
|
Ranked from best overall health care systems to worst; More info: Health literacy
|
2000
|
World ranking of national health system performance & attainment
|
58
|
191
|
WHO
|
Ranking is based on composites of overall health care system, health level & distribution, responsiveness level & distribution, fairness in financial contribution, overall health goals attainment and per capita health expenditure
|
1997
|
Total health expenditure per capita
|
69
|
World
|
WHO
|
US $678 spent on health per person; Total health expenditure is 6.8% of GDP (PPP)
|
2006
|
% of under-5-year-old children with ARI taken to health provider
|
3
|
80
|
United Nations
|
93% of children with Acute Respiratory Infection taken to health provider
|
2002
|
% of total births attended by skilled health staff
|
35
|
158
|
Save the Children
|
97% of all births attended by skilled health staff; Ranked among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158
|
2009
|
Expenditure on health as % of GDP
|
75
|
188
|
World Bank
|
6.6% of GDP is spent on health
|
2004
|
% of babies exclusively breastfed for 6 months
|
30
|
125
|
United Nations
|
44% of babies exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life; More info: Facts on Breastfeeding
|
1995–2002
|
% of households consuming iodized salt
|
15
|
112
|
United Nations
|
94% of households consume iodized salt
|
1997–2002
|
Out of pocket health expenditure as % of private expenditure on health
|
64
|
187
|
World Bank
|
94.8% of private health expenditure is out of pocket; More info: Health care system and Publicly funded health care
|
2004
|
Prepaid plans as % of private health expenditure
|
75
|
187
|
WHO
|
Prepaid plans constitute 2.9% of private health funding; More info: Universal health care
|
2002
|
Government expenditure on health per capita
|
84
|
185
|
WHO
|
Government spends $206 per person/Year
|
2002
|
Total expenditure on health per capita
|
69
|
185
|
WHO
|
Total health expenditure by government & private sectors: $432 Per capita/Year
|
2002
|
Total population suffering from undernourishment
|
92
|
103
|
Countries by undernourishment rate
|
Listed from highest rate to lowest; Iran: 4% of population is undernourished[78]
|
2006
|
Probability of not reaching 40 years of age
|
73
|
111
|
United Nations
|
Listed from highest probability to lowest; Iran: 9.3%
|
2001
|
Probability of reaching 65 years of age (males)
|
62
|
159
|
United Nations
|
Listed from highest probability to lowest; Iran: 68.9%
|
2000
|
Probability of reaching 65 years of age (females)
|
91
|
159
|
United Nations
|
Listed from highest probability to lowest; Iran: 74.3%
|
2000
|
Total number of kidney transplants/Year
|
20
|
47
|
Worldwide Transplant Center Directory
|
228 kidneys transplanted in 2002; Iran ranked 4th worldwide in 2007 with more than 2000 transplants performed annually[79]
|
2002
|
Kidney transplants per capita
|
35
|
47
|
Worldwide Transplant Center Directory
|
3.35205 kidney transplants per 1 million people/Year
|
2002
|
Countries by total disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate
|
110
|
194
|
WHO
|
Iran has total DALY rate of 175.2 years per 1000 of population; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More information: The burden of disease & injury in Iran & Global burden of disease & World Health Statistics 2009
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Tuberculosis
|
118
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 0.78 year/1000 people for TB; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) excluding HIV/AIDS
|
100
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 1.1 years/1000 people for STDs excluding HIV/AIDS; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for HIV/AIDS
|
102
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 0.83 year/1000 people for AIDS/HIV; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Diarrhea
|
89
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 4.4 years/1000 people for diarrhea; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Meningitis
|
122
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 0.50 year/1000 people for meningitis; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Hepatitis B
|
88
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 0.14 year/1000 people for hepatitis B; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; Higher DALYs in risk groups e.g. truck drivers[80]
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Hepatitis C
|
89
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 0.07 year/1000 people for hepatitis C; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Respiratory Infections
|
105
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 4.62 years/1000 people for Respiratory infections; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Maternal conditions
|
76
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 5.49 years/1000 people for Maternal conditions; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Perinatal conditions
|
77
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 15.97 years/1000 people for Perinatal conditions; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Malnutrition
|
93
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 4.24 years/1000 people for Malnutrition; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Obesity in Iran & Obesity Scale Country Comparison & Facts on Malnutrition & Map of Obesity
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Cancers
|
148
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 7.63 years/1000 people for Cancers; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Cancer Country Profile
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Diabetes
|
121
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 2.77 years/1000 people for Diabetes; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Neuro-Psychiatric conditions
|
46
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 34.41 years/1000 people for Neuro-Psychiatric diseases: Neurological and psychiatric conditions; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for diseases of sensory organs
|
49
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 12.84 years/1000 people for diseases of Sensory organs: Eye diseases and Ear diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Cardiovascular diseases
|
80
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 21.63 years/1000 people for Cardiovascular diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Physical Inactivity Prevalence in Iran & Raised Cholesterol Prevalence in Iran & Raised Blood Pressure Prevalence in Iran
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Respiratory diseases
|
134
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 6.18 years/1000 people for Respiratory diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Digestive diseases
|
169
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 3.44 years/1000 people for Digestive diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Genito-Urinary diseases
|
123
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 1.86 years/1000 people for Genito-urinary diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Prevalence of circumcision
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Skin diseases
|
145
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 0.42 years/1000 people for Skin diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Musculoskeletal diseases
|
130
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 3.83 years/1000 people for Musculoskeletal diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; Example: Burden of osteoporosis in Iran
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Congenital Anomalies
|
82
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 4.41 years/1000 people for Congenital anomalies; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Oral diseases
|
37
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 2.13 years/1000 people for Oral diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for All Accidents
|
29
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 29.7 years/1000 people for Un-intentional Injuries; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Economic compensation of accidental injuries in Iran
|
2004
|
Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Intentional Injuries
|
138
|
194
|
WHO
|
DALY rate of 3.2 years/1000 people for Intentional Injuries; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; Economic loss of 0.49% of GDP/Year due to violence & intentional injuries[81]
|
2004
|
Total healthy life expectancy at birth
|
119
|
192
|
WHO
|
Total Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 57.6 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest
|
2004
|
Male healthy life expectancy at birth
|
117
|
192
|
WHO
|
Male Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 56.1 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest
|
2004
|
Male healthy life expectancy at 60 years of age
|
132
|
192
|
WHO
|
Male Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 10.4 years on average at 60 years of age; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest
|
2004
|
Female healthy life expectancy at birth
|
118
|
192
|
WHO
|
Female Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 59.1 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest
|
2004
|
Female healthy life expectancy at 60 years of age
|
121
|
192
|
WHO
|
Female Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 11.9 years on average at 60 years of age; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest
|
2004
|
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (Male)
|
2
|
192
|
WHO
|
Expectation of lost healthy years (Male) of 10.4 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest loss of healthy years to lowest; Iran is 2nd after Yemen in the world & followed by Iraq
|
2004
|
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (Female)
|
1
|
192
|
WHO
|
Expectation of lost healthy years (Female) of 12.5 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest loss of healthy years to lowest; Iran has the highest loss of healthy years for females in the world
|
2004
|
Urban sulfur dioxide pollution
|
1
|
141
|
World Health Organization
|
City SO2 concentration: 209 micrograms/m3; More info: WHO map of deaths due to air pollution
|
1995
|
Country Rank by Top World Hospitals
|
21
|
World
|
Webometrics
|
Iran has one hospital among world's top 200 hospitals, 2 in top 500 and 4 in top 1000
|
2009
|