Life Expectancy and its Socioeconomic Determinants in Iran

201650 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Somayeh Delavari · Iran University of Medical Sciences

Hamed Zandian · Ardabil University of Medical Sciences

Satar Rezaei · Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Mehdi Moradinazar · Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Sajad Delavari · Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Ali Saber · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Razieh Fallah

Abstract

GDP per capita, number of doctors per 10,000 population, food availability, literacy rate, and total fertility were identified as the main factors affecting life expectancy in Iran. The study, however, suggests that life expectancy in Iran could be improved if attention is given to factors that reside outside of the health sector.

Topics & Keywords

Global Health Care Issues Health disparities and outcomes Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Electronic physician

Volume 8, Issue 10, pp. 3062-3068

DOI: 10.19082/3062

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