Universal health coverage index — all countries

Universal health coverage index — Iran

Universal health coverage index in Iran in 2023 — 81 index. Ranked 47 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 19.1%.

2023 81 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 47of 195
Period maximum 81 index2021
Period minimum 68 index2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–100

Universal health coverage index — Iran, 2000–202365707580852000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 68 index2001: 69 index2002: 69 index2003: 69 index2004: 70 index2005: 70 index2006: 70 index2007: 71 index2008: 72 index2009: 72 index2010: 73 index2011: 73 index2012: 76 index2013: 77 index2014: 77 index2015: 77 index2016: 78 index2017: 78 index2018: 79 index2019: 80 index2020: 80 index2021: 81 index2022: 81 index2023: 81 index
Change over the period: +13 (+19.12%) Average annual rate: 0.76 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 81 index
World computed 71.1 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 71.1 index
Southern Asia computed 66 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 63.8 index
Universal health coverage index — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 81 +0 +0%
2022 81 +0 +0%
2021 81 +1 +1.25%
2020 80 +0 +0%
2019 80 +1 +1.27%
2018 79 +1 +1.28%
2017 78 +0 +0%
2016 78 +1 +1.3%
2015 77 +0 +0%
2014 77 +0 +0%
2013 77 +1 +1.32%
2012 76 +3 +4.11%
2011 73 +0 +0%
2010 73 +1 +1.39%
2009 72 +0 +0%
2008 72 +1 +1.41%
2007 71 +1 +1.43%
2006 70 +0 +0%
2005 70 +0 +0%
2004 70 +1 +1.45%
2003 69 +0 +0%
2002 69 +0 +0%
2001 69 +1 +1.47%
2000 68

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The index of coverage with essential health services — indicator 3.8.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals. WHO brings four groups of services into it: maternal and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, service capacity and access. The scale runs from 0 to 100, where 100 means full coverage of the population with the care it needs. This is the only composite measure of universal coverage recognized in the UN indicator framework.

Important: The index measures coverage with services, but not their quality and not financial protection: a country can have high coverage alongside payments that ruin people. The second indicator of target 3.8 is precisely the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.