What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Colombia and Iran?

0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Iran: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)

Colombia

10.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iran

10.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Colombia rank

114th

Iran rank

113th

Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) over time

Colombia
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 10.7 per 1,000 live births against 10.3 per 1,000 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 114th and Iran ranks 113th of 197 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1970s	71.91 per 1,000 live births	154.92 per 1,000 live births	83.01 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1980s	42.05 per 1,000 live births	81.3 per 1,000 live births	39.25 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1990s	27.03 per 1,000 live births	46.67 per 1,000 live births	19.64 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2000s	19.32 per 1,000 live births	26.92 per 1,000 live births	7.6 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2010s	14.05 per 1,000 live births	15.31 per 1,000 live births	1.26 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2020s	10.98 per 1,000 live births	11.5 per 1,000 live births	0.52 per 1,000 live births	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Colombia or Iran?: Iran, at 10.7 per 1,000 live births against 10.3 per 1,000 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Colombia and Iran?: 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?: Colombia ranks 114th and Iran ranks 113th 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.