Indonesia vs Iran
Indonesia vs Iran: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 1.8 per 100 live births in Indonesia and 1.1 per 100 live births in Iran, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 0.6 per 100 live births, or 1.57 times that in Iran.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 1978, when it overtook Iran.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Indonesia | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1.3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 3.4 | 2 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 4.5 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 5.7 | 4 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 7.2 | 5 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1987 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 12 | 10.9 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 14.1 | 15.4 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 15.6 | 18 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 16.6 | 22.7 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 17.2 | 24.6 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 17.8 | 26.6 | 15 |
| 1967 | 18.3 | 28.8 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 18.9 | – | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 23 | – | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 20.1 | – | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 20.6 | – | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 21.2 | – | 17 |
| 1961 | 21.8 | – | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 22.5 | – | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 23.1 | – | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 23.8 | 33.9 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 24.5 | – | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 25.2 | – | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 26 | – | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 26.8 | – | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 27.6 | – | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 28.5 | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 29.3 | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | – | 28 |
| 1938 | – | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | – | 32 |
| 1928 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | – | 36 |
| 1910 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | – | 41 |
| 1896 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | – | 41 |
| 1887 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025