What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Iran and Turkey?

0.67 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iran ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Turkey: Death rate from stroke

Iran

49.16 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Turkey

48.49 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Iran rank

137th

Turkey rank

139th

Death rate from stroke over time

Iran
Turkey

How they compare

Iran currently reports 49.16 deaths per 100,000 people against 48.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 137th and Turkey ranks 139th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	69.33 deaths per 100,000 people	61.02 deaths per 100,000 people	8.31 deaths per 100,000 people	Iran
2010s	51.54 deaths per 100,000 people	54.42 deaths per 100,000 people	2.87 deaths per 100,000 people	Turkey
2020s	49.83 deaths per 100,000 people	51.33 deaths per 100,000 people	1.5 deaths per 100,000 people	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from stroke, Iran or Turkey?: Iran, at 49.16 deaths per 100,000 people against 48.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkey as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Iran and Turkey?: 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for death rate from stroke?: Iran ranks 137th and Turkey ranks 139th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from stroke
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from stroke in both sexes, per 100,000 people.