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Category: Health

Performance to
Category KPI Result SDG
Benchmark
Electronic Health Not Reported
Records

Life Expectancy 76.00 Years

Maternal Mortality
Rate 27.58
(per 100 000 live
births)
Physicians
(per 100 000 377.86
inhabitants)
In-Patient Hospital
Beds 213.90
(per 100 000
inhabitants)
Health Insurance /
Public Health 69.86 %
Coverage

This set of KPIs signifies mostly average health-related outcomes for Mashhad’s citizens, with
defined opportunities for improvement. However, the city has reported a higher value for maternal
mortality rate than the national average of 16 deaths per 100 000 live births. There may be lessons
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to be learned at the national level, given that the Islamic Republic of Iran has seen a 70 per cent
reduction in maternal mortality rates since 2000.
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The COVID pandemic has shown the benefits of e-health systems in providing care without the
need for personal contact. Mashhad should determine the implementation of e-health systems
within the city, and possibly use the lessons learned in other smart city initiatives to achieve further
progress in this area.

Enhancing Performance Using ITU-T Recommendations:

Mashhad should consider the benefits of and guidance in Recommendation ITU-T Y.4408/Y.2075:
‘Capability framework for e-health monitoring services’, and Recommendation ITU-T Y.4110/Y.2065:
‘Service and capability requirements for e-health monitoring services’ to implement and optimize
e-health service provision to assist in the development of e-health systems and programmes that
are currently lacking.

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