Which has higher number of deaths, Argentina or Iran, Islamic Republic of?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 518,663 deaths against 435,515 deaths in Argentina as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

83,148 deaths, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Number of deaths

Argentina

435,515 deaths

in 2021

Iran, Islamic Republic of

518,663 deaths

in 2021

Argentina rank

29th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

26th

Number of deaths over time

Argentina
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 518,663 deaths against 435,515 deaths in Argentina, a difference of 83,148 deaths.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 29th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	294,837 deaths	269,799 deaths	25,038 deaths	Argentina
2010s	329,183 deaths	322,264 deaths	6,919 deaths	Argentina
2020s	404,286 deaths	504,840 deaths	100,554 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Argentina or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 518,663 deaths against 435,515 deaths in Argentina as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 83,148 deaths, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for number of deaths?: Argentina ranks 29th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.