Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) was 13.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2005–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 13.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 27.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2022.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.2% | — |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +42.1% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -16.6% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 13.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 87% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.2% | 27.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.1% | 24.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.8% | 16.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 29 Sri Lanka 14.2% compare
- 30 Slovakia 13.8% compare
- 31 Belarus 13.8% compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 12.9% compare
- 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.8% compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 10.3% compare
More health data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 13.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2022.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025 definition): population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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