Iran vs United Kingdom: Mortality rate, adult, female

Iran
56.38 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
United Kingdom
56.4 per 1,000 female adults
in 2022
Iran rank
154th
United Kingdom rank
153rd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Iran
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 56.4 per 1,000 female adults against 56.38 per 1,000 female adults in Iran, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 female adults.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 154th and United Kingdom ranks 153rd of 218 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 379.43 per 1,000 female adults 108.7 per 1,000 female adults 270.73 per 1,000 female adults Iran
1970s 288.26 per 1,000 female adults 103.81 per 1,000 female adults 184.45 per 1,000 female adults Iran
1980s 198.22 per 1,000 female adults 87.93 per 1,000 female adults 110.29 per 1,000 female adults Iran
1990s 137.03 per 1,000 female adults 72.54 per 1,000 female adults 64.48 per 1,000 female adults Iran
2000s 95.98 per 1,000 female adults 62.55 per 1,000 female adults 33.43 per 1,000 female adults Iran
2010s 70.78 per 1,000 female adults 54.32 per 1,000 female adults 16.45 per 1,000 female adults Iran
2020s 80.03 per 1,000 female adults 57.6 per 1,000 female adults 22.44 per 1,000 female adults Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Iran or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 56.4 per 1,000 female adults against 56.38 per 1,000 female adults in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Iran and United Kingdom?
0.02 per 1,000 female adults, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Iran and United Kingdom rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Iran ranks 154th and United Kingdom ranks 153rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.