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

0.1 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.

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.

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

Iran

11.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nicaragua

11.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iran rank

114th

Nicaragua rank

116th

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

Iran
Nicaragua

How they compare

Iran currently reports 11.3 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 114th 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	153.89 per 1,000 live births	151.26 per 1,000 live births	2.63 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1980s	81.66 per 1,000 live births	85.46 per 1,000 live births	3.8 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
1990s	47.58 per 1,000 live births	53.92 per 1,000 live births	6.34 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
2000s	27.8 per 1,000 live births	30.52 per 1,000 live births	2.72 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
2010s	16.01 per 1,000 live births	18.09 per 1,000 live births	2.08 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
2020s	12.14 per 1,000 live births	13.54 per 1,000 live births	1.4 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Iran or Nicaragua?: Iran, at 11.3 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Iran and Nicaragua?: 0.1 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, under-5?: Iran ranks 114th 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, 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.