Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Iran

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Iran was 10.7. A difference of -0.3 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Iran were 11.2 and 10 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Iran for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Iran

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Iran

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1971	145.1	147.2	142.8
1972	139.1	141	136.8
1973	133.2	135	131.1
1974	127.3	129.1	125.4
1975	121.1	123	119.2
1976	114.7	116.6	112.9
1977	108.2	109.9	106.3
1978	101.4	103.2	99.6
1979	94.6	96.3	92.9
1980	88	89.6	86.3
1981	81.8	83.3	80.2
1982	76.3	77.6	74.8
1983	71.4	72.7	70
1984	67.2	68.4	65.8
1985	63.4	64.7	62.1
1986	60	61.2	58.8
1987	56.9	58	55.7
1988	53.9	55.1	52.7
1989	51.1	52.3	49.9
1990	48.6	49.8	47.4
1991	46.4	47.6	45.1
1992	44.3	45.5	43.1
1993	42.5	43.7	41.3
1994	40.9	42.1	39.7
1995	39.3	40.6	38.1
1996	37.8	39	36.6
1997	36.3	37.5	35
1998	34.7	35.9	33.5
1999	33.1	34.2	31.9
2000	31.5	32.5	30.3
2001	29.8	30.8	28.7
2002	28.1	29.1	27.1
2003	26.4	27.4	25.4
2004	24.8	25.7	23.8
2005	23.3	24.2	22.3
2006	21.8	22.7	20.9
2007	20.5	21.3	19.6
2008	19.2	20	18.4
2009	18.1	18.9	17.3
2010	17.2	17.9	16.4
2011	16.4	17.1	15.6
2012	15.7	16.4	14.9
2013	15	15.7	14.3
2014	14.4	15.1	13.7
2015	13.9	14.6	13.2
2016	13.5	14.1	12.7
2017	13	13.6	12.3
2018	12.5	13.2	11.9
2019	12.1	12.7	11.5
2020	11.7	12.4	11.1
2021	11.4	12	10.7
2022	11	11.6	10.4
2023	10.7	11.2	10