Table 11

Population exposure at the sub national level

Province

Total population

Population exposed

Percentage of the total population (province level)

Percentage of the total population (country level)

Tehran

12,030,891

7,547,300

63

19

Khuzestan

4,281,555

3,311,495

77

8

East Azarbayejan

3,837,415

3,051,983

80

8

Mazandaran

3,023,111

2,661,996

88

7

Gilan

2,574,801

2,284,661

89

6

Khorasan

7,026,625

2,228,333

32

6

Fars

4,439,231

2,091,992

47

5

West Azarbayejan

2,899,891

1,824,729

63

5

Kermansha

2,064,701

1,553,533

75

4

Golestan

1,652,543

1,442,763

87

4

Total population, population exposed and percentage of the total population (province and country level) for the 10 province with the highest number of inhabitants exposed to a high or very high level of multihazard

El Morjani et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2007 6:8   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-6-8