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Iran, Islamic Republic of - Infant Mortality Rate 1972

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Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

139.1 −6.0 from 1971 Global rank: 136th

Iran, Islamic Republic of's infant mortality rate was 139.1 in 1972, decreased +6.0 from 145.1 in 1971. This was the 136th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1972▾

Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1972
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Sweden	10.4	-4.6%
2nd	Netherlands	11.7	-3.3%
3rd	Japan	11.9	-5.6%
4th	Finland	12.0	-4.8%
5th	Iceland	12.0	-4.0%
6th	Norway	12.1	-4.0%
7th	Denmark	12.4	-6.1%
8th	Switzerland	13.6	-4.9%
9th	France	13.7	-4.2%
10th	New Zealand	16.2	-2.4%
11th	Lithuania	16.4	-1.8%
12th	Canada	16.7	-5.1%
13th	Australia	16.9	-3.4%
14th	Luxembourg	16.9	-6.1%
15th	United Kingdom	17.2	-2.8%
16th	Belarus	18.1	-1.1%
17th	Ireland	18.3	-1.6%
18th	United States	18.3	-4.2%
19th	Belgium	18.6	-5.1%
20th	Singapore	19.3	-6.3%
21st	Czechia	20.4	-1.9%
22nd	Germany	20.6	-3.7%
23rd	Antigua and Barbuda	21.8	-7.2%
24th	Russian Federation	22.2	-1.3%
25th	Malta	22.5	-5.1%
26th	Spain	23.7	-7.4%
27th	Israel	23.9	-3.2%
28th	Austria	24.2	-2.4%
29th	Slovak Republic	24.8	-1.2%
30th	Greece	25.1	-3.8%
31st	Bulgaria	25.6	-3.4%
32nd	Italy	26.4	-6.4%
33rd	Bahamas, The	26.5	0.8%
34th	Ukraine	28.1	-2.4%
35th	Poland	28.7	-5.3%
36th	Cuba	28.8	-5.0%
37th	Brunei Darussalam	30.7	-5.5%
38th	Dominica	31.8	-7.3%
39th	Grenada	33.1	-1.8%
40th	Cyprus	34.6	-2.3%
41st	Hungary	34.6	-0.3%
42nd	Tonga	34.8	-5.9%
43rd	British Virgin Islands	34.9	-4.6%
44th	Barbados	37.2	-4.9%
45th	Malaysia	37.8	-4.8%
46th	Romania	38.7	-8.7%
47th	Korea	40.5	-5.6%
48th	Jamaica	43.2	-4.0%
49th	Fiji	43.4	-0.5%
50th	Seychelles	44.8	-6.5%
51st	St. Lucia	44.9	-7.2%
52nd	Trinidad and Tobago	45.3	-2.2%
53rd	Panama	45.9	-5.2%
54th	Qatar	47.0	-6.2%
55th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	47.2	-5.2%
56th	Portugal	47.3	-8.0%
57th	Sri Lanka	47.9	-0.4%
58th	Uruguay	48.1	0.0%
59th	Samoa	48.8	-4.7%
60th	Turks and Caicos Islands	49.5	-6.8%
61st	Moldova	49.9	-2.5%
62nd	São Tomé and Principe	50.5	0.6%
63rd	Kuwait	51.9	-6.0%
64th	Lebanon	52.1	-0.8%
65th	Costa Rica	52.2	-7.4%
66th	Philippines	52.3	0.0%
67th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	52.8	6.7%
68th	Bahrain	54.4	-9.2%
69th	Marshall Islands	54.9	-3.0%
70th	Argentina	58.0	-1.4%
71st	Mauritius	58.8	-1.3%
72nd	United Arab Emirates	59.8	-9.3%
73rd	Guyana	60.0	0.2%
74th	Paraguay	60.4	-0.7%
75th	Palau	60.6	-5.0%
76th	Namibia	60.7	1.2%
77th	Micronesia, Federated States of	62.0	-3.3%
78th	Solomon Islands	63.0	-6.4%
79th	Jordan	64.9	-4.0%
80th	Chile	65.9	-1.5%
81st	Zimbabwe	67.6	0.6%
82nd	Belize	67.8	-3.8%
83rd	Colombia	68.1	-3.4%
84th	Viet Nam	68.5	9.1%
85th	Syrian Arab Republic	70.0	-4.0%
86th	Thailand	71.6	-4.5%
87th	Congo, Republic of	71.9	-1.9%
88th	Kazakhstan	73.6	-2.5%
89th	Vanuatu	74.1	-3.9%
90th	China	76.4	-4.9%
91st	Mexico	76.8	-2.9%
92nd	Cabo Verde	77.8	-5.0%
93rd	Iraq	78.6	-4.0%
94th	Tuvalu	79.3	-5.1%
95th	Madagascar	81.6	-
96th	Kenya	84.3	-2.0%
97th	Dominican Republic	85.2	-2.6%
98th	Libya	85.3	-7.0%
99th	Zambia	86.5	-2.8%
100th	Gabon	87.0	-2.2%
101st	Botswana	88.7	-3.3%
102nd	Sudan	90.2	0.1%
103rd	Brazil	97.6	-2.2%
104th	Ecuador	97.6	-2.7%
105th	Honduras	97.8	-3.5%
106th	Kiribati	98.5	-2.8%
107th	Papua New Guinea	99.4	-3.2%
108th	Tunisia	99.9	-5.0%
109th	El Salvador	104.9	-1.8%
110th	Indonesia	105.1	-2.7%
111th	Mauritania	105.8	0.7%
112th	Peru	106.6	-2.7%
113th	Uganda	109.0	0.6%
114th	Ghana	110.8	-1.9%
115th	Eswatini	111.2	-2.5%
116th	Tanzania	112.6	-1.1%
117th	Tajikistan	113.7	-
118th	Guatemala	115.5	-2.9%
119th	Togo	116.5	-1.7%
120th	Rwanda	119.0	1.3%
121st	Cameroon	119.3	-2.9%
122nd	Senegal	119.3	-1.1%
123rd	Myanmar	119.6	-1.5%
124th	Morocco	123.9	-1.3%
125th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	125.1	-0.9%
126th	Central African Republic	127.3	-1.7%
127th	Nicaragua	128.5	6.0%
128th	India	132.2	-1.3%
129th	Pakistan	133.6	-0.8%
130th	Benin	133.9	-1.7%
131st	Türkiye	134.5	-2.4%
132nd	Lesotho	135.4	-1.7%
133rd	Chad	136.0	-0.4%
134th	Burundi	136.4	13.4%
135th	Nigeria	138.9	-3.3%
136th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	139.1	-4.1%
137th	Gambia, The	141.1	-1.3%
138th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	147.0	-0.2%
139th	Saudi Arabia	147.0	-
140th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	148.2	-2.5%
141st	Bangladesh	148.4	-27.9%
142nd	Oman	148.9	-5.0%
143rd	Mozambique	149.3	0.1%
144th	Sierra Leone	149.7	-0.8%
145th	Côte d'Ivoire	150.5	-3.4%
146th	Niger	153.0	0.7%
147th	Algeria	153.1	-2.3%
148th	Burkina Faso	157.6	-1.3%
149th	Haiti	159.6	-2.1%
150th	Malawi	161.3	-1.3%
151st	South Sudan	170.8	-1.0%
152nd	Nepal	172.9	-2.0%
153rd	Bhutan	176.1	-2.1%
154th	Guinea	177.6	-0.8%
155th	Liberia	180.2	-1.8%
156th	Maldives	181.8	-4.0%
157th	Mali	185.8	-1.5%
158th	Yemen, Republic of	209.7	-3.1%
159th	Afghanistan	217.1	-1.4%

FAQ

What was Iran, Islamic Republic of's infant mortality rate in 1972?▾

Iran, Islamic Republic of's infant mortality rate in 1972 was 139.1. This ranked 136th globally.

How did Iran, Islamic Republic of's infant mortality rate change in 1972?▾

Iran, Islamic Republic of's infant mortality rate decreased by 4.1% in 1972 compared to 1971.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1972?▾

Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1972 at 217.1.

What is the infant mortality rate of Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1972?▾

The infant mortality rate of Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1972 was 139.1. This ranked 136th globally.

How does 1972 compare to 1971 for Iran, Islamic Republic of's infant mortality rate?▾

Iran, Islamic Republic of's infant mortality rate went from 145.1 in 1971 to 139.1 in 1972, a 4.1% decrease.

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