Estonia vs Iceland: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Estonia
0.7971 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland
0.403 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Estonia rank
235th
Iceland rank
236th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Estonia
- Iceland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.7971 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.403 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.3941 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Estonia's figure about 2.0 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 235th and Iceland ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1960s | 20.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1970s | 14.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1980s | 13.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1990s | 10.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2000s | 5.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2205 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, Estonia or Iceland?
- Estonia, at 0.7971 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 Estonia and Iceland?
- 0.3941 deaths per 1,000 people, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Iceland rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Estonia ranks 235th 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.