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

0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Tunisia ahead.

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

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 Tunisia: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Iran

11.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Tunisia

12.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iran rank

114th

Tunisia rank

112th

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

Iran
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 12.1 per 1,000 live births against 11.3 per 1,000 live births in Iran, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

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

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

Iran ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 112th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	153.89 per 1,000 live births	135.43 per 1,000 live births	18.46 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1980s	81.66 per 1,000 live births	74.37 per 1,000 live births	7.29 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1990s	47.58 per 1,000 live births	43.23 per 1,000 live births	4.35 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2000s	27.8 per 1,000 live births	22.93 per 1,000 live births	4.87 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2010s	16.01 per 1,000 live births	18.08 per 1,000 live births	2.07 per 1,000 live births	Tunisia
2020s	12.14 per 1,000 live births	13.98 per 1,000 live births	1.84 per 1,000 live births	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Iran or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 12.1 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 Iran and Tunisia?: 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Tunisia?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Iran and Tunisia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Iran ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 112th 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.