Iran vs Mongolia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Iran
0.9728 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mongolia
0.9994 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran rank
111th
Mongolia rank
108th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Iran
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 0.9994 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9728 deaths per 100 live births in Iran, a difference of 0.0266 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 111th and Mongolia ranks 108th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7446 deaths per 100 live births | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4992 deaths per 100 live births | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0612 deaths per 100 live births | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.007 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Iran or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 0.9994 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9728 deaths per 100 live births in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Iran and Mongolia?
- 0.0266 deaths per 100 live births, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mongolia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Mongolia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Iran ranks 111th and Mongolia ranks 108th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .