Table 1 Some health indicators, demographic and economic estimates among Iranian population [16,17,18,19]
Indicators | Estimate rate | |
|---|---|---|
Demographic | Population living in urban areas (2013) | 72.3% |
Population growth rate (2017) [12] | 1.1% | |
Population aged 65 or older (2015) [13] | 4.9% | |
Population under five (2015) [13] | 8.8% | |
Health | Life expectancy at birth m/f (2017) [18] | 75.5/79.4 years |
Under-5 mortality per 1000 live births (2018) [19] | 14 | |
Economic | GDP per capita (current US$, 2017) [18] | 17,519 USD |
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2014) [19] | 6.9% | |