Iran, Islamic Rep.: Proportion of population pushed into poverty (based on the societal poverty line) due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 0.02 percentage points from 1.87% in 2017. Since 2005 it is down 0.02 percentage points from 1.87% in 2005. The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Iran, Islamic Rep. in the 2022 ranking

• Peru — 1st of 7: 3.7%
• Mali — 2nd of 7: 1.91%
• Serbia — 4th of 7: 1.65%
• Slovak Republic — 5th of 7: 0.84%
• Kyrgyz Republic — 6th of 7: 0.79%

What this measures

Proportion of population living in households with positive discretionary budgets that spend all their discretionary budget on out-of-pocket health expenditure. The household discretionary budget is defined as the total household budget, measured by consumption expenditure or income, minus the societal poverty line (SPL). Using 2017 purchasing power parities (PPPs), the SPL corresponds to whichever is greater: $2.15 (the international poverty line) or $1.15 + 50% of median household consumption expenditure or income, excluding out-of-pocket household expenditure on health. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Proportion of population pushed into poverty (based on the societal poverty line) due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%) in nearby economies

• Israel — 1.75% (2021)

More health data for Iran, Islamic Rep.

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 6.32% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 6.44% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 9.9 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 21.76% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 10.46 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 22.27% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 20.35 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 22.02% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s proportion of population pushed into poverty (based on the societal poverty line) due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%)?

1.85% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is down 0.02 percentage points from 1.87% in 2005. The highest value was 2.56% in 2016 and the lowest 1.8% in 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO); World Bank (WB), note: Universal Health Coverage Dataset.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH_UHC_FH40_PUSHED, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO); World Bank (WB), note: Universal Health Coverage Dataset Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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