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Country fact sheet: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Total population: | 83 993 000 |
- Female population: | 41 585 000 |
- Male population: | 42 408 000 |
Health Expenditure
- Total per capita (US$): | 573.4 |
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 37.1 |
- UHC Service Coverage Index: | 74 |
Human Development Index
- HDI: | 0.783 |
- Category: | High |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population (years): | 77.4 |
- Female population (years): | 79.1 |
- Male population (years): | 75.7 |
Cancer Burden
- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 152.7 |
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 94.0 |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (35.8) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (11.0) |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (22.4) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (19.9) |
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal