Iran vs Nepal: Number of under-five deaths

Iran
13,192
in 2024
Nepal
14,257
in 2024
Iran rank
51st
Nepal rank
49th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Iran
  • Nepal
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196019922024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 14,257 against 13,192 in Iran, a difference of 1,065.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 51st and Nepal ranks 49th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 192,392 129,491 62,901 Iran
1980s 157,702 115,678 42,024 Iran
1990s 71,868 83,483 11,615 Nepal
2000s 31,513 44,115 12,602 Nepal
2010s 23,150 23,973 823.6 Nepal
2020s 14,775 15,764 989 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Iran or Nepal?
Nepal, at 14,257 against 13,192 in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Iran and Nepal?
1,065, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nepal?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Iran and Nepal rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Iran ranks 51st and Nepal ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.