Iran vs Tunisia: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Iran
1.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tunisia
1.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran rank
116th
Tunisia rank
114th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iran
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1.21 deaths per 100 live births against 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in Iran, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 114th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.66 deaths per 100 live births | 20.2 deaths per 100 live births | 6.47 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 1970s | 16.12 deaths per 100 live births | 14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 1980s | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 7.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.729 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 1990s | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.435 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.487 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.207 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.184 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Iran or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1.21 deaths per 100 live births against 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Iran and Tunisia?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Tunisia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Tunisia rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Iran ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 114th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.