Cayman Islands vs Iceland: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Cayman Islands
0.9263 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland
0.403 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
234th
Iceland rank
236th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Cayman Islands
- Iceland
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 0.9263 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.403 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.5233 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 2.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 234th and Iceland ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 7 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1960s | 46.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 24.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 9.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 5.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2174 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4643 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Cayman Islands or Iceland?
- Cayman Islands, at 0.9263 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.403 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Cayman Islands and Iceland?
- 0.5233 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Iceland rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Cayman Islands ranks 234th and Iceland ranks 236th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.