Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people. 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 in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3797 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2011.
Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3834 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3828 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3836 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4166 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3851 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3846 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3841 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3832 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.382 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3812 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3802 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3797 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3879 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3932 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4005 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4051 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4114 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4142 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4213 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5625 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 68% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people, 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 in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5625 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3867 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3812 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4166 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3976 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3797 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4213 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5762 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 161 Israel 0.5992 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 162 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.597 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 163 Yemen 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Sudan 0.5841 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 166 Costa Rica 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 167 Libya 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3797 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.