Iran
Infant mortality in Iran
Infant mortality in Iran: 201.9 per 1,000 live births in 1950 and 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 9.9 per 1,000 live births
- Since 1950
- −192 per 1,000 live births
- Rank, 2023
- 123 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 27.3 per 1,000 live births
- Projected, 2100
- 1.7 per 1,000 live births
- UN projection (medium variant)
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2100, between 0.5 per 1,000 live births and 5.3 per 1,000 live births (95% prediction interval).
Every year
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
| Year | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.9 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 10.2 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 10.6 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 11 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 11.4 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 12.2 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 12.6 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 13.1 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 13.7 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 14.3 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 14.9 | 35 |
| 2011 | 15.6 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 16.5 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 17.4 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 18.4 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 19.6 | 42 |
| 2006 | 20.9 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 22.3 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 23.7 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 26.2 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 26.8 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 28.5 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 30 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 31.6 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 33.1 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 34.8 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 36.2 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 37.7 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 39.3 | 62 |
| 1993 | 41.1 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 42.8 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 44.7 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 48.7 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 49.2 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 51.7 | 68 |
| 1987 | 54.6 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 57.5 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 60.7 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 64.3 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 68.3 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 72.8 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 77.9 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 82.9 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 88.4 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 95.9 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 99.8 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 105.3 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 110.8 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 116.2 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 121.5 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 127.1 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 131.8 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 136.7 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 141.4 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 146.6 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 149.9 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 153.8 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 157.4 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 160.8 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 164.2 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 168.5 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 170.7 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 173.8 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 176.9 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 180 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 183.5 | 120 |
| 1956 | 186.3 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 188.7 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 192.2 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 194.5 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 196.8 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 199.4 | 136 |
| 1950 | 201.9 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.17.6–11.2 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 8.86.7–11.8 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 8.56.1–12.4 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 8.25.5–12.5 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 7.95.1–12.3 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 7.74.8–12.5 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 7.44.5–12.7 | 24 |
| 2031 | 7.14.3–12.8 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 6.93.9–12.9 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 6.73.7–12.7 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 6.43.5–12.8 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 6.23.3–12.4 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 63.1–12.6 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 5.82.9–12.6 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 5.72.8–12.7 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 5.52.7–12.4 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 5.32.6–12 | 20 |
| 2041 | 5.22.5–11.9 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 52.3–11.8 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 4.82.2–11.7 | 19 |
| 2044 | 4.72.1–11.6 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 4.62.1–11.1 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 4.42–11.3 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 4.31.9–11 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 4.21.8–10.7 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 4.11.7–10.6 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 41.7–10.6 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 3.91.6–10.6 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 3.81.6–10.3 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 3.71.5–10.2 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 3.61.5–9.8 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 3.51.4–10.3 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 3.41.4–9.5 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 3.31.3–9.3 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 3.31.3–9.2 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 3.21.2–9.1 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 3.11.2–8.9 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 3.11.2–8.7 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 31.1–8.8 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 2.91.1–8.4 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 2.91.1–8.7 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 2.81–8.5 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 2.81–8.3 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 2.71–8.1 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 2.71–8.2 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 2.61–8.2 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 2.60.9–7.6 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 2.50.9–7.6 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 2.50.9–7.5 | 13 |
| 2073 | 2.40.9–7.3 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 2.40.9–7.2 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 2.40.9–7.3 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 2.30.8–7.4 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 2.30.8–7.2 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 2.30.8–6.9 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 2.20.8–6.9 | 12 |
| 2080 | 2.20.8–6.8 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 2.20.7–6.6 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 2.20.7–6.5 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 2.10.7–6.3 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 2.10.7–6.3 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 2.10.6–6 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 20.7–6.1 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 20.7–6.1 | 11 |
| 2088 | 20.6–5.9 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 20.6–6 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 1.90.6–6 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 1.90.6–6 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 1.90.6–6 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 1.90.6–5.8 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 1.90.6–5.7 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 1.80.6–5.6 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 1.80.5–5.5 | 10 |
| 2097 | 1.80.5–5.5 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 1.80.5–5.5 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 1.80.5–5.4 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 1.70.5–5.3 | 9.6 |
Good to know
- Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per person$80 in 2025
- Military share of state spending11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel650,000 people in 2020
- National power1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exports80 million TIV in 2025