Spread of COVID-19 in Iran
Current incidence in the week ending 02/06/2023: 0.8 new infections per 100,000 populationSince the beginning of the pandemic until February 6th, 2023, a total of 7,564,467 infected people and 144,751 deaths have been reported in Iran.
The total of 7,564,467 infected people currently represents 9.0 percent of the total population. The number of new infections during the seven days preceding February 6th, 2023, was 642, for a 7-day incidence of 0.8 cases per 100,000 population. In the same week, seven people died from (or with) COVID-19. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, this results in a mortality rate of about 1.9 percent in Iran.
Current vaccination status
According to official WHO data, a total of 155.01 million vaccine doses have been administered as of January 29th, 2023. More recent data are not yet available to WHO. There are 65.15 million people who have received at least one vaccination (77.6 percent). The booster vaccination was received by 31.32 million people (37.3 percent).58.54 million of these are considered fully vaccinated in Iran (= 69.7 percent).
This means that Iran is still among the fairly good midfield countries in terms of vaccination coverage. The vaccination rate is higher in 83 countries.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers daily. A list of all infections and deaths by country can be found on our COVID-19 virus topic page.
Weight and size
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Body height | 175 cm | 161 cm |
| BMI | 25.3 | 27.2 |
| Weight | 77.3 kg | 70.5 kg |
Diseases
| Iran | Ø worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes * | 9.60% | 8.81% |
| Tuberculosis | 0.12‰ | 1.34‰ |
| Malaria | 0.0% | 5.7% |
| HIV / Aids | 0.00% | 0.03% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
| Iran | Ø worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 99.0% | 81.7% |
| Hepatitis B | 0.10% | 0.08% |
| Tetanus | 9.7% | 0.0% |
| DTP * | 9.80% | 8.14% |
* DTP is a combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
In Iran, 13.6 percent of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
The number of underweight newborns is 8 percent.
Medical supplies
Medical care provided by doctors and hospitals in Iran is below average compared to the world population. The country provides 1.6 hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants. The global mean here is 2.9 beds. Within the EU, 4.6 beds are available for every 1,000 residents. With about 100,000 physicians in Iran, there are about 1.14 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants and in the EU is 3.57.
Due to the low level of care, the mortality of major known diseases can only be reduced in comparatively few cases. According to current information, about 15 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) still die.
Spread of the Corona virus Covid19 (SARS-CoV-2)
Average life expectancy by country
Quality of life in country comparison