What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bahamas and Iran?

0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Iran?

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Iran: Child mortality rate

Bahamas

1.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Iran

1.13 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Bahamas rank

113th

Iran rank

116th

Child mortality rate over time

Bahamas
Iran

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1.24 deaths per 100 live births against 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in Iran, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

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

Bahamas ranks 113th and Iran ranks 116th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	15.39 deaths per 100 live births	12.31 deaths per 100 live births	Iran
1980s	2.75 deaths per 100 live births	8.17 deaths per 100 live births	5.41 deaths per 100 live births	Iran
1990s	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	2.84 deaths per 100 live births	Iran
2000s	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	2.78 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	Iran
2010s	1.53 deaths per 100 live births	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	0.0715 deaths per 100 live births	Iran
2020s	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	0.0747 deaths per 100 live births	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Bahamas or Iran?: Bahamas, at 1.24 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 between Bahamas and Iran?: 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Iran?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Iran rank globally for child mortality rate?: Bahamas ranks 113th and Iran 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
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, 10,614 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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