Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Iran
Iran: Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Iran, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Iran is 99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Iran peaked at 99 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 38, in 1983.
That places Iran 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39 | — |
| 1981 | 48 | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 55 | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 38 | -30.9% |
| 1984 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 62 | +63.2% |
| 1986 | 55 | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 83 | +50.9% |
| 1989 | 79 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 85 | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 96 | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Iran's 99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +63.2% | 38 | 62 |
| 1988 | +50.9% | 55 | 83 |
| 1983 | -30.9% | 55 | 38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.2 | 38 | 83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.5 | 84 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.6 | 94 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8 | 98 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- 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 percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Iran?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Iran was 99 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1996.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 1983.
- How does Iran rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of?
- Iran ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of measles-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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