Neonatal mortality rate in Iran
Iran: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Iran, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Iran peaked at 2.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Iran ranks 109th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8633 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7745 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8335 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 106 Bolivia 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 107 Bhutan 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 108 Costa Rica 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 110 Mongolia 0.716 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 111 Brazil 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 112 Cook Islands 0.7033 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Iran?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Iran was 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Iran rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Iran ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .