Iran in U.N. Human Development Report

The following are some key statistics on development in Iran from the 2011 Human Development Report that was published on Nov. 2. Overall, Iran ranked number 88 out of 187 countries.
 
Economics:

·      Population: 74.8 millions

·      GDP per capita (PPP*): $11,558

·      GNI per capita (PPP): $10,164

·      Population below poverty line (PPP $1.25 a day): 1.5%

·      Overall life satisfaction (0, least satisfied; 10, most satisfied): 5.1

 
Health and Education:

·      Life expectancy: 73 years

·      Public expenditure on education (% of GDP): 5.5

·      Total expenditure on health (% of GDP): 5.5

·      Average years of schooling: 7.3

·      Mortality under age five (per 1,000 live births): 31

·      HIV prevalence (ages 15-24): less than 0.1%, males and females


·      Health adjusted life expectancy**: 61 years

·      Adult literacy rate (above age 15): 85%

 
Gender:

·      Gender inequality ranking: 92

·      Maternal mortality ratio: 30

·      Adolescent fertility rate: 29.5

·      Seats in national parliament (% female): 2.8

·      Population with at least secondary education (above age 25): female 39%, male 57.2%

·      Labor force participation rate: female 31.9%, male 73%

·      Contraceptive prevalence rate, any method (% of married women ages 15-49): 79

·      Total fertility rate: 1.6

 
Environment:

·      Primary energy supply: fossil fuels 99.4% of total, renewables 0.7%

·      Deaths due to outdoor air pollution (per million people): 132

·      Deaths due to indoor air pollution (per million people): 4

·      Population living on degraded land (%): 25.1

·      77.6% of Iranians believe global warming is a serious threat

 
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* Estimated using the purchasing power parity (PPP)

** Health-adjusted life expectancy at birth: Average number of years that a person can expect to live in “full health” taking into account years lived in less than full health due to disease and injury