Number of deaths per year in Iran
Iran: Number of deaths per year was 423,371 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
423,371
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
564,944
in 2021
All-time low
328,003
in 1998
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Iran, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 423,371 for number of deaths per year in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Iran peaked at 564,944 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 328,003, in 1998.
Iran ranks 27th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 471,917 | — |
| 1951 | 482,080 | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 488,196 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 494,597 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 497,917 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 499,374 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 504,648 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 512,374 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 509,377 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 511,111 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 510,742 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 507,686 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 516,724 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 500,713 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 497,243 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 495,311 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 493,684 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 491,671 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 499,320 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 482,980 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 475,785 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 466,249 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 460,430 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 444,984 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 437,484 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 431,519 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 428,440 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 426,386 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 454,094 | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 423,351 | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 437,290 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 480,785 | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 487,419 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 482,990 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 446,069 | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 440,217 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 434,874 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 430,248 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 424,209 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 385,470 | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 423,311 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 375,027 | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 368,079 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 359,781 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 343,237 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 335,936 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 331,132 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 331,259 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 328,003 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 328,477 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 329,235 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 331,192 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 332,396 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 359,340 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 335,275 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 339,625 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 342,952 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 346,805 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 349,934 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 353,497 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 357,131 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 361,384 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 365,818 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 370,617 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 375,961 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 381,416 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 387,611 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 393,723 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 400,017 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 405,566 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 564,815 | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 564,944 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 438,359 | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 423,371 | -3.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 423,371 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965, 9.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 423,371 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51,299, 8.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths per year 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 | +39.3% | 405,566 | 564,815 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 497,159 | 471,917 | 512,374 | 10 |
| 1960s | 499,607 | 482,980 | 516,724 | 10 |
| 1970s | 444,872 | 423,351 | 475,785 | 10 |
| 1980s | 444,957 | 385,470 | 487,419 | 10 |
| 1990s | 352,424 | 328,003 | 423,311 | 10 |
| 2000s | 342,025 | 329,235 | 359,340 | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,924 | 357,131 | 405,566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 497,872 | 423,371 | 564,944 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths per year in Iran?
- Number of deaths per year in Iran was 423,371 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 564,944 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 328,003 in 1998.
- How does Iran rank for number of deaths per year?
- Iran ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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