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

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Colombia 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 (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 (per 1,000 live births)

Colombia

11.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iran

11.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Colombia rank

113th

Iran rank

114th

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

Colombia
Iran

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 11.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.3 per 1,000 live births in Iran, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1970s	78.37 per 1,000 live births	153.89 per 1,000 live births	75.52 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1980s	46.86 per 1,000 live births	81.66 per 1,000 live births	34.8 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1990s	30.6 per 1,000 live births	47.58 per 1,000 live births	16.98 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2000s	21.8 per 1,000 live births	27.8 per 1,000 live births	6 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2010s	15.79 per 1,000 live births	16.01 per 1,000 live births	0.22 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2020s	12.3 per 1,000 live births	12.14 per 1,000 live births	0.16 per 1,000 live births	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Colombia or Iran?: Colombia, at 11.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.3 per 1,000 live births in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Colombia and Iran?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Colombia 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?: Colombia ranks 113th and Iran ranks 114th 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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