Iran
Depression in Iran
Depression in Iran: 4.71% in 1990 and 5.12% in 2017, by IHME estimates.
- Latest, 2017
- 5.12%
- Since 1990
- +0.4 percentage points
- Rank, 2017
- 4 of 195
- counting from the highest
- World, 2017
- 3.44%
% of people · IHME
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.12 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 5.08 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 5.04 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 5.01 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.98 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.95 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.94 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.93 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.92 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.92 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.91 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.9 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.88 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.85 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.81 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.77 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.76 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.76 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.78 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.8 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.82 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.83 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.82 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.8 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.78 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.75 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.71 | 3.54 |
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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Military
- Military spending2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per person$80 in 2025
- Military share of state spending11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel650,000 people in 2020
- National power1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exports80 million TIV in 2025