Colombia vs Iran: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita

Colombia
1.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran
1.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
115th
Iran rank
116th

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Iran
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.15 deaths per 100 live births against 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in Iran, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

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

Colombia ranks 115th and Iran ranks 116th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 7.84 deaths per 100 live births 15.39 deaths per 100 live births 7.55 deaths per 100 live births Iran
1980s 4.69 deaths per 100 live births 8.17 deaths per 100 live births 3.48 deaths per 100 live births Iran
1990s 3.06 deaths per 100 live births 4.76 deaths per 100 live births 1.7 deaths per 100 live births Iran
2000s 2.18 deaths per 100 live births 2.78 deaths per 100 live births 0.5996 deaths per 100 live births Iran
2010s 1.58 deaths per 100 live births 1.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.0236 deaths per 100 live births Iran
2020s 1.23 deaths per 100 live births 1.21 deaths per 100 live births 0.0184 deaths per 100 live births Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or Iran?
Colombia, at 1.15 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 vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Iran?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Colombia ranks 115th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

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