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Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The WHO Representative
Building of Ministry of Health and Medical Education, 12th floor, West Wing
PO Box 14665-1565
Tehran
Country office web site

PIO@emro.who.int
http://www.emro.who.int


OVERVIEW

- Country cooperation strategy
- Country brief

PARTNERS

- Collaborating centres

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Emergencies
- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
- HIV prevalence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption
- Undernutrition and overweight
- Access to water, sanitation

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health financing
- Health workforce

Statistics:

Total population: 70,270,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 9,800

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 69/73

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 56/59

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 35

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 170/106

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 731

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 7.8

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008


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