Austria vs Iceland: Child mortality
Austria
0.3322 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland
0.282 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
181st
Iceland rank
184th
Child mortality over time
- Austria
- Iceland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.0502 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Iceland ahead.
Austria ranks 181st and Iceland ranks 184th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 20 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 33.68 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 7.55 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1810s | 30.24 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10.99 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1820s | 30.54 deaths per 100 live births | 41.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10.67 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1830s | 40.81 deaths per 100 live births | 39.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8974 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1840s | 40.03 deaths per 100 live births | 36.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1850s | 40.56 deaths per 100 live births | 32.58 deaths per 100 live births | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1860s | 41.44 deaths per 100 live births | 38.2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1870s | 41.71 deaths per 100 live births | 31.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10.69 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1880s | 40.45 deaths per 100 live births | 28.73 deaths per 100 live births | 11.72 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1890s | 38.77 deaths per 100 live births | 18.23 deaths per 100 live births | 20.54 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1900s | 34.65 deaths per 100 live births | 16.37 deaths per 100 live births | 18.28 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1910s | 30.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10.58 deaths per 100 live births | 20.05 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1920s | 21.22 deaths per 100 live births | 8.72 deaths per 100 live births | 12.5 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1930s | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1940s | 10.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1950s | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1960s | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1970s | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5054 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.7299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5292 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2007 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.4974 deaths per 100 live births | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1775 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.3817 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1168 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.336 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2844 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0516 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Austria or Iceland?
- Austria, at 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Austria and Iceland?
- 0.0502 deaths per 100 live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for child mortality?
- Austria ranks 181st and Iceland ranks 184th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.