Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nicaragua: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita

Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
116th
Nicaragua rank
118th

Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Nicaragua
0102030195519892024

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1.13 deaths per 100 live births against 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 33.9 deaths per 100 live births 19.47 deaths per 100 live births 14.43 deaths per 100 live births Iran, Islamic Republic of
1960s 26.66 deaths per 100 live births 17.87 deaths per 100 live births 8.8 deaths per 100 live births Iran, Islamic Republic of
1970s 16.12 deaths per 100 live births 15.35 deaths per 100 live births 0.775 deaths per 100 live births Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s 8.17 deaths per 100 live births 8.55 deaths per 100 live births 0.38 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua
1990s 4.76 deaths per 100 live births 5.39 deaths per 100 live births 0.634 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua
2000s 2.78 deaths per 100 live births 3.05 deaths per 100 live births 0.272 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua
2010s 1.6 deaths per 100 live births 1.81 deaths per 100 live births 0.208 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua
2020s 1.21 deaths per 100 live births 1.35 deaths per 100 live births 0.14 deaths per 100 live births Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Nicaragua?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1.13 deaths per 100 live births against 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nicaragua?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nicaragua?
59 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nicaragua rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,286 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.