Iran vs Peru: Infant mortality rate by sex
Iran
0.9728 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
0.9841 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran rank
111th
Peru rank
109th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Iran
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9728 deaths per 100 live births in Iran, a difference of 0.0113 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 111th and Peru ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.79 deaths per 100 live births | 9.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 1980s | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5332 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2843 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3133 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0987 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0012 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 Peru?
- Peru, at 0.9841 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 Peru?
- 0.0113 deaths per 100 live births, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Peru?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Peru rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Iran ranks 111th and Peru ranks 109th 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 .