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Deaths in Iran

Deaths in Iran was 423,367 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 3.4% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count423,367 Estimated
Change on 2022-3.4%
Rank27th of 236Countries ranked
Series high564,9412021
Series low328,0091998
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Deaths in Iran, 1950 to 2023

300K350K400K450K500K550K600K19501961197219831994200520231950: 471,918 count1951: 482,077 count1952: 488,196 count1953: 494,597 count1954: 497,915 count1955: 499,375 count1956: 504,644 count1957: 512,371 count1958: 509,384 count1959: 511,112 count1960: 510,743 count1961: 507,688 count1962: 516,727 count1963: 500,714 count1964: 497,243 count1965: 495,311 count1966: 493,684 count1967: 491,672 count1968: 499,319 count1969: 482,987 count1970: 475,790 count1971: 466,247 count1972: 460,432 count1973: 444,988 count1974: 437,486 count1975: 431,519 count1976: 428,440 count1977: 426,386 count1978: 454,095 count1979: 423,350 count1980: 437,290 count1981: 480,784 count1982: 487,422 count1983: 482,993 count1984: 446,065 count1985: 440,218 count1986: 434,874 count1987: 430,248 count1988: 424,212 count1989: 385,474 count1990: 423,311 count1991: 375,025 count1992: 368,080 count1993: 359,779 count1994: 343,234 count1995: 335,938 count1996: 331,134 count1997: 331,256 count1998: 328,009 count1999: 328,482 count2000: 329,230 count2001: 331,189 count2002: 332,399 count2003: 359,339 count2004: 335,278 count2005: 339,630 count2006: 342,948 count2007: 346,807 count2008: 349,937 count2009: 353,497 count2010: 357,130 count2011: 361,377 count2012: 365,819 count2013: 370,614 count2014: 375,958 count2015: 381,418 count2016: 387,612 count2017: 393,723 count2018: 400,023 count2019: 405,563 count2020: 564,816 count2021: 564,941 count2022: 438,363 count2023: 423,367 count300K400K500K600K19501975200020232023: 423,367 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023423,367 Estimated
2022438,363 Estimated
2021564,941 Estimated
2020564,816 Estimated
2019405,563 Estimated
2018400,023 Estimated
2017393,723 Estimated
2016387,612 Estimated
2015381,418 Estimated
2014375,958 Estimated
2013370,614 Estimated
2012365,819 Estimated
2011361,377 Estimated
2010357,130 Estimated
2009353,497 Estimated
2008349,937 Estimated
2007346,807 Estimated
2006342,948 Estimated
2005339,630 Estimated
2004335,278 Estimated
2003359,339 Estimated
2002332,399 Estimated
2001331,189 Estimated
2000329,230 Estimated
1999328,482 Estimated
1998328,009 Estimated
1997331,256 Estimated
1996331,134 Estimated
1995335,938 Estimated
1994343,234 Estimated
1993359,779 Estimated
1992368,080 Estimated
1991375,025 Estimated
1990423,311 Estimated
1989385,474 Estimated
1988424,212 Estimated
1987430,248 Estimated
1986434,874 Estimated
1985440,218 Estimated
1984446,065 Estimated
1983482,993 Estimated
1982487,422 Estimated
1981480,784 Estimated
1980437,290 Estimated
1979423,350 Estimated
1978454,095 Estimated
1977426,386 Estimated
1976428,440 Estimated
1975431,519 Estimated
1974437,486 Estimated
1973444,988 Estimated
1972460,432 Estimated
1971466,247 Estimated
1970475,790 Estimated
1969482,987 Estimated
1968499,319 Estimated
1967491,672 Estimated
1966493,684 Estimated
1965495,311 Estimated
1964497,243 Estimated
1963500,714 Estimated
1962516,727 Estimated
1961507,688 Estimated
1960510,743 Estimated
1959511,112 Estimated
1958509,384 Estimated
1957512,371 Estimated
1956504,644 Estimated
1955499,375 Estimated
1954497,915 Estimated
1953494,597 Estimated
1952488,196 Estimated
1951482,077 Estimated
1950471,918 Estimated

Iran compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Iran is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Iran, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Iran, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/iran. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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}
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What is the deaths in Iran?

Deaths in Iran was 423,367 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 3.4% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Iran?

564,941 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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