Greenland vs Iran: Annual death rates at different ages
Greenland
9.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iran
9.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
123rd
Iran rank
124th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Greenland
- Iran
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 9.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.95 deaths per 1,000 people in Iran, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Greenland ranks 123rd and Iran ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 219.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1960s | 66.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 178.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 112.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1970s | 42.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 123.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1980s | 34.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1990s | 25.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2000s | 13.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2010s | 9.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2020s | 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6607 deaths per 1,000 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Greenland or Iran?
- Greenland, at 9.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.95 deaths per 1,000 people in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Greenland and Iran?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iran?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Iran rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Greenland ranks 123rd and Iran ranks 124th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.