What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Iran and Oman?

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

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

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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Iran

11.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Oman

11.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iran rank

117th

Oman rank

118th

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

Iran
Oman

How they compare

Iran currently reports 11.9 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Oman, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Oman ahead.

Iran ranks 117th and Oman ranks 118th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1970s	152.81 per 1,000 live births	176.49 per 1,000 live births	23.68 per 1,000 live births	Oman
1980s	81.96 per 1,000 live births	78.07 per 1,000 live births	3.89 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1990s	48.46 per 1,000 live births	29.07 per 1,000 live births	19.39 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2000s	28.62 per 1,000 live births	14.73 per 1,000 live births	13.89 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2010s	16.68 per 1,000 live births	12.18 per 1,000 live births	4.5 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2020s	12.72 per 1,000 live births	11.4 per 1,000 live births	1.32 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, male, Iran or Oman?: Iran, at 11.9 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Iran and Oman?: 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Oman?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Iran and Oman rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Iran ranks 117th and Oman ranks 118th 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, male (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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.