Introduction: At the level of society, one of the important features of social prosperity is that a person has a high sense of health, security and happiness. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the health status of Iran compared to other MENA countries in the Legatum prosperity index.
Methods: The present research method was descriptive-comparative. The research population of this study was all the countries of the MENA region, including the Middle East and North Africa region. Health data were collected from the perspective of the Legatum prosperity index from 2013 to 2023 of the studied countries. One-sample parametric statistical test was used for data analysis and SPSS version 20 software.
Results: According to the results of the statistical test, the findings of the research indicated that according to the report of the Legatum Institute, a significant difference was observed between the health score of Iran and other MENA countries, and Iran's health score was significantly higher than the average score of the MENA countries.
Conclusion: The evaluation of Iran's health indicators based on international documents can be helpful in the field of health policies. In the field of health, Iran's situation is relatively favorable compared to the average of other MENA countries, but in other fields, it has to go a long way to reach a high level of well-being.
