Iran vs Nicaragua: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)
Iran
10.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
9.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iran rank
113th
Nicaragua rank
116th
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time
- Iran
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Iran currently reports 10.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.4 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120.51 per 1,000 live births | 109.99 per 1,000 live births | 10.52 per 1,000 live births | Iran |
| 1980s | 67.42 per 1,000 live births | 68.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.9 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 40.82 per 1,000 live births | 44.93 per 1,000 live births | 4.11 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 24.51 per 1,000 live births | 26.15 per 1,000 live births | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 14.43 per 1,000 live births | 15.82 per 1,000 live births | 1.39 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 11.02 per 1,000 live births | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | 0.78 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Iran or Nicaragua?
- Iran, at 10.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.4 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Iran and Nicaragua?
- 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nicaragua?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Nicaragua rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Iran ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.