Colombia vs Iran: Youth mortality rate
Colombia
1.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran
1.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
119th
Iran rank
116th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Colombia
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.45 deaths per 100 live births against 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 119th and Iran ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7946 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1886 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0661 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Colombia or Iran?
- Iran, at 1.45 deaths per 100 live births against 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Colombia and Iran?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Colombia ranks 119th and Iran ranks 116th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.