Iran, Islamic Rep. — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Iran, Islamic Rep., 1971–2024.
Infant mortality for Iran, Islamic Rep. was 10.3 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 54 years, from 1971 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 144.4 in 1971. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.86% per year.
Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 113 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 12.0, so Iran, Islamic Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1971 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 29%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 13 of 23 economies; Tunisia (9.7) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7% in 1981. That is 16% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 23rd of 160 in 1971 → 60th of 179 in 1980 → 80th of 196 in 1990 → 84th of 196 in 2000 → 96th of 196 in 2010 → 114th of 196 in 2020 → 113th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.3 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.6 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 11 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 11.4 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.1 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 12.6 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 13 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 13.5 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 14 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 15.1 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 15.7 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 16.5 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 17.3 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 18.2 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 19.3 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 20.6 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 22 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 23.4 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 25 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 26.6 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 28.3 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 30 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 31.7 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 33.4 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 35.1 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 36.7 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 38.3 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 39.8 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 41.4 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 43 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 44.7 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 46.8 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 49 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 51.5 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 54.3 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 57.2 | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 60.4 | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 63.8 | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 67.6 | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 71.8 | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 76.8 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 82.3 | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 88.5 | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 95 | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 101.8 | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 108.5 | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 115.1 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 121.2 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 127.2 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 132.9 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 138.5 | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 144.4 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Iran, Islamic Rep.’s Infant mortality in 1972?
138.5 (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Iran, Islamic Rep.’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Iran, Islamic Rep.’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -92.9% in total — about 4.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 10.3; 2023: 10.6; 2022: 11; 2021: 11.4; 2020: 11.8. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.