Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nicaragua: Child mortality by sex

Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.19 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
119th
Nicaragua rank
116th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Nicaragua
05101520195519892024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.24 deaths per 100 live births against 1.19 deaths per 100 live births in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 199 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 15.28 deaths per 100 live births 16.09 deaths per 100 live births 0.811 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua
1980s 8.2 deaths per 100 live births 9.23 deaths per 100 live births 1.03 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua
1990s 4.85 deaths per 100 live births 5.89 deaths per 100 live births 1.04 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua
2000s 2.86 deaths per 100 live births 3.37 deaths per 100 live births 0.512 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua
2010s 1.67 deaths per 100 live births 2.01 deaths per 100 live births 0.3411 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua
2020s 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 1.5 deaths per 100 live births 0.2281 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 1.24 deaths per 100 live births against 1.19 deaths per 100 live births in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nicaragua?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nicaragua?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nicaragua rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .