What is child mortality rate in Iran?

Child mortality rate in Iran was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Iran?

The highest recorded value was 33.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Iran?

The lowest recorded value was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Iran rank for child mortality rate?

Iran ranks 116th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iran data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Iran

Name: Child mortality rate in Iran
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iran: Child mortality rate was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.13 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

116th

of 200 countries

All-time high

33.9 deaths per 100 live births

in 1958

All-time low

1.13 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1958–2024

Child mortality rate in Iran, 1958–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Iran is 1.13 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Iran peaked at 33.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.13 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Iran ranks 116th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	33.9 deaths per 100 live births	33.9 deaths per 100 live births	33.9 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	26.66 deaths per 100 live births	24.59 deaths per 100 live births	28.79 deaths per 100 live births	3
1970s	16.12 deaths per 100 live births	11.79 deaths per 100 live births	22.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.17 deaths per 100 live births	6.11 deaths per 100 live births	10.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	3.84 deaths per 100 live births	5.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.78 deaths per 100 live births	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	3.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.3 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Iran

114 Tunisia 1.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
115 Colombia 1.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
118 Nicaragua 1.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
119 Cape Verde 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for Iran

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3,509 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3,509 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 599,582 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 573,113 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 594,335 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 568,110 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 592,351 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 566,798 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Iran?: Child mortality rate in Iran was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 33.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Iran rank for child mortality rate?: Iran ranks 116th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.