Poverty persists, especially in remote
areas of Iran.
The country is on track for meeting
many of the Millennium Development
Goals, including targets for maternal
health and infant mortality.
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Charting Progress
The Islamic Republic of Iran is on track for meeting
many of the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs). However, the national averages mask significant disparities
between rich and poor, young and old, men and women and inhabitants
of different regions. Improving the country's statistical capacity
so it can better measure these disparities is high on the list of
priorities identified in the UN Common Country Assessment (2003)
and the 2005-2009 UN Development Assistance Framework.
| Proportion of people living
on less than $1 a day (Goal 1) |
2.24% (1995) |
0.62% (2002) |
1.12% |
| Net enrolment in primary school
(Goal 2) |
85% (1990) |
97% (2002) |
100% |
| Ratio of girls to boys at all
levels of education (Goal 3) |
79% (1990) |
93% (2002) |
100% |
| Under-five mortality: deaths
per 1,000 live births (Goal 4) |
68% (1990) |
33% (2001) |
23% |
| Maternal mortality ratio (deaths
per 100,000 live births) (Goal 5) |
91 (1989) |
37 (1997) |
23 |
| Percentage of deliveries attended
by skilled personnel (Goal 5) |
70% (1989) |
86% (1997) |
90% |
| Prevalence of malaria (per 100,000
people) (Goal 6) |
110.5 (1995) |
35.2 (2003) |
51.75 |
| Youth unemployment, 15-24 age
group, per cent (Goal 8) |
21.2% (1994) |
28.2% (2002) |
n/a |
Source: Institute for Management and Planning
Studies, The First Millennium Development Goals Report 2004. Islamic
Republic of Iran. 2004¹.
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