Editing Economy of Iran (section)

==== Healthcare and pharma ====
{{Main|Healthcare in Iran}}
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! IRAN: Healthcare (Source: [[Economist Intelligence Unit|EIU]])<ref name=autogenerated3 />
! 2005
! 2006
! 2007
! 2008
! 2009
! 2010
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| Life expectancy, average (years)
| 70.0
| 70.3
| 70.6
| 70.9
| 71.1
| 71.4
|-
| Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
| 4.2
| 4.2
| 4.2
| 4.2
| 4.2
| 4.2
|-
| Healthcare spending ($ per head)
| 113
| 132
| 150
| 191
| 223
| 261
|}

[[Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran|The constitution]] entitles Iranians to basic [[health care]]. By 2008, 73% of Iranians were covered by the voluntary national health insurance system.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{Cite document |title = IRAN: Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Forecast |publisher = Economist Intelligence Unit |year = 2008 }}</ref> Although over 85% of the population use an insurance system to cover their drug expenses, the government heavily subsidizes pharmaceutical production/importation. The total market value of [[Health care in Iran|Iran's health and medical sector]] was $24 billion in 2002 and was forecast to rise to $50 billion by 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austrade.gov.au/Health-services-and-pharmaceuticals-to-Iran/default.aspx |title=Health Sector in Iran |access-date=March 6, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419082947/http://www.austrade.gov.au/Health-services-and-pharmaceuticals-to-Iran/default.aspx |archive-date=April 19, 2008 }}. Australian Trade (2006).</ref><ref name="BMI4">[http://www.payvand.com/news/09/apr/1027.html Iran Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129222751/http://www.payvand.com/news/09/apr/1027.html |date=November 29, 2011 }}. Business Monitor International (Q2 2009). Retrieved March 24, 2010.</ref> In 2006, 55 [[Pharmaceuticals in Iran|pharmaceutical companies in Iran]] produced 96% (quantitatively) of the medicines for a market worth $1.2 billion.<ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austrade.gov.au/Health-services-and-pharmaceuticals-to-Iran/default.aspx |title=Health services and pharmaceuticals to Iran |access-date=March 6, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419082947/http://www.austrade.gov.au/Health-services-and-pharmaceuticals-to-Iran/default.aspx |archive-date=April 19, 2008 }}. Australian Trade (2006).</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://iran-daily.com/1386/2880/html/national.htm |title=18% of Medicines Thrown Out Annually |access-date=June 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018051214/http://iran-daily.com/1386/2880/html/national.htm |archive-date=October 18, 2007 }}. ''Iran Daily'', July 1, 2007.</ref> This figure is projected to increase to $3.65 billion by 2013.<ref name="BMI4" />