Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Iran
Iran: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.5899 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Iran, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Iran stood at 0.5899. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Iran peaked at 0.5899 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3797, in 2011.
Iran ranks 164th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3834 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3828 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3836 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4166 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3851 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3846 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3841 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3832 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.382 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3812 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3802 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3797 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3821 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3879 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3932 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4005 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4051 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4114 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4142 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4213 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5625 | +33.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5899 | +4.9% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.5899 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863, 68% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.5899 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5852, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +33.5% | 0.4213 | 0.5625 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3867 | 0.3812 | 0.4166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3976 | 0.3797 | 0.4213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5762 | 0.5625 | 0.5899 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Iran?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Iran was 0.5899 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5899 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3797 in 2011.
- How does Iran rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Iran ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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