Iran vs Turkey: Number of deaths who

Iran
518,663
in 2021
Turkey
573,780
in 2021
Iran rank
26th
Turkey rank
24th

Number of deaths who over time

  • Iran
  • Turkey
0200.0k400.0k600.0k200020102021

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 573,780 against 518,663 in Iran, a difference of 55,117.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 24th of 194 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 269,799 303,531 33,732 Turkey
2010s 322,264 383,861 61,596 Turkey
2020s 504,840 545,510 40,670 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths who, Iran or Turkey?
Turkey, at 573,780 against 518,663 in Iran as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths who between Iran and Turkey?
55,117, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for number of deaths who?
Iran ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 24th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths who. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran vs Turkey: Number of deaths who. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths-who/iran-islamic-rep/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths-who/iran-islamic-rep/turkiye/">Iran vs Turkey: Number of deaths who</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed