Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Yemen: Death rate, crude

Iran, Islamic Republic of
4.75 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Yemen
4.73 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
201st
Yemen rank
202nd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 4.75 per 1,000 people against 4.73 per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 201st and Yemen ranks 202nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 20.38 per 1,000 people 31.67 per 1,000 people 11.29 per 1,000 people Yemen
1970s 13.42 per 1,000 people 22.42 per 1,000 people 8.99 per 1,000 people Yemen
1980s 9.32 per 1,000 people 14.45 per 1,000 people 5.14 per 1,000 people Yemen
1990s 5.69 per 1,000 people 9.76 per 1,000 people 4.07 per 1,000 people Yemen
2000s 4.81 per 1,000 people 6.71 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people Yemen
2010s 4.62 per 1,000 people 5.61 per 1,000 people 0.9875 per 1,000 people Yemen
2020s 5.43 per 1,000 people 5.31 per 1,000 people 0.1212 per 1,000 people Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Yemen?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 4.75 per 1,000 people against 4.73 per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Yemen?
0.02 per 1,000 people, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Yemen?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Yemen rank globally for death rate, crude?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 201st and Yemen ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.