Brazil vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Brazil
5.1%
in 2021
Iran, Islamic Republic of
4.6%
in 2017
Brazil rank
49th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
51st
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time
- Brazil
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.1% against 4.6% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
Brazil ranks 49th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 51st of 113 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Brazil or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Brazil, at 5.1% against 4.6% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Brazil and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 0.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Brazil and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Brazil ranks 49th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 51st of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.