Hong Kong, China vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Hong Kong, China
8.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Iran, Islamic Republic of
8.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Hong Kong, China rank
72nd
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
70th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 8.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th of 111 countries.
Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Hong Kong, China or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 8.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2017.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Hong Kong, China and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.