Cayman Islands vs Iceland: Annual death rates at different ages

Cayman Islands
1.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland
0.9556 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
234th
Iceland rank
236th

Annual death rates at different ages over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9556 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.1544 deaths per 1,000 people.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 8 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 73.95 deaths per 1,000 people 20.35 deaths per 1,000 people 53.6 deaths per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
1960s 54.12 deaths per 1,000 people 15.26 deaths per 1,000 people 38.86 deaths per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
1970s 29.21 deaths per 1,000 people 10.81 deaths per 1,000 people 18.4 deaths per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
1980s 10.95 deaths per 1,000 people 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
1990s 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
2000s 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people 2.32 deaths per 1,000 people 2.01 deaths per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
2010s 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people 1.64 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6702 deaths per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
2020s 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people 2.05 deaths per 1,000 people 0.7422 deaths per 1,000 people Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Cayman Islands or Iceland?
Cayman Islands, at 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9556 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Cayman Islands and Iceland?
0.1544 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 at different ages?
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 at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.