Iran vs Tunisia: Infant mortality by sex
Iran
1.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tunisia
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran rank
116th
Tunisia rank
118th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Iran
- Tunisia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in Tunisia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.28 deaths per 100 live births | 9.19 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 1980s | 6.89 deaths per 100 live births | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 1990s | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7503 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2034 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.072 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Iran or Tunisia?
- Iran, at 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Iran and Tunisia?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Tunisia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Tunisia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Iran ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 118th 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .