Iceland vs North Macedonia: Child mortality by sex

Iceland
0.3028 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia
0.2962 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
North Macedonia rank
183rd

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Iceland
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.3028 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2962 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0066 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Iceland ranks 182nd and North Macedonia ranks 183rd of 199 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.837 deaths per 100 live births 5.12 deaths per 100 live births 4.28 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia
1990s 0.5679 deaths per 100 live births 2.8 deaths per 100 live births 2.23 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia
2000s 0.3431 deaths per 100 live births 1.45 deaths per 100 live births 1.1 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia
2010s 0.2839 deaths per 100 live births 1.06 deaths per 100 live births 0.7753 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia
2020s 0.3054 deaths per 100 live births 0.4539 deaths per 100 live births 0.1485 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Iceland or North Macedonia?
Iceland, at 0.3028 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2962 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Iceland and North Macedonia?
0.0066 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North Macedonia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Iceland and North Macedonia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Iceland ranks 182nd and North Macedonia ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .