Mortality rate, neonatal in Iran
Iran: Mortality rate, neonatal was 7.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Iran, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Iran recorded 7.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Iran peaked at 25.5 per 1,000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Iran 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | 19.9 per 1,000 live births | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.46 per 1,000 live births | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.38 per 1,000 live births | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.74 per 1,000 live births | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 696,770 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 69.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 632,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 681,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 645,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 694,303 (2025)
- Population, male 46.95 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 31.49 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 715,431 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 667,754 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Iran?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Iran was 7.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5 per 1,000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Iran rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Iran ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.