Population-based data on Myocardial infarction rates in the Islamic Republic of Iran have not been reported on a national or provincial scale. In a cross-sectional study, data were collected on 20 760 new cases Of myocardial infarction (ICD10 codes 121-22) admitted to hospitals and registered by the Iranian Myocardial Infarction Registry in 2012 The crude and age adjusted incidence for the 31 provinces and the whole country were directly calculated per 100 000 people using the WHO standard population. Overall males comprised 72.4% of cases and had a significantly lower Mean age at incidence than women 59.6 (SD 13.3) years versus 65.4 (SD 12.6) years]. The male:female incidence ratio was 2.63. The age-standardized Myocardial infarction incidence rate was 73.3 per 100 000 in country (95% Cl: 72.3%-74.3%) and varied Signifitantly from 24.5 to 152.5 per 100 000 across the I.ji provirites. The Study provides baseline data for monitoring and managing cardiovascular diseases in the country
