Iceland vs Spain: Child mortality
Iceland
0.282 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.3193 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
184th
Spain rank
183rd
Child mortality over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births against 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.0373 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Spain ahead.
Iceland ranks 184th and Spain ranks 183rd of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1810s | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1820s | 41.2 deaths per 100 live births | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1830s | 39.91 deaths per 100 live births | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | 5.15 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1840s | 36.87 deaths per 100 live births | 44.86 deaths per 100 live births | 7.99 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1850s | 32.58 deaths per 100 live births | 34.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1860s | 38.2 deaths per 100 live births | 30.71 deaths per 100 live births | 7.49 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1870s | 31.03 deaths per 100 live births | 32.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1880s | 28.73 deaths per 100 live births | 30.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1890s | 18.23 deaths per 100 live births | 31.65 deaths per 100 live births | 13.42 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1900s | 16.37 deaths per 100 live births | 28.46 deaths per 100 live births | 12.09 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1910s | 10.58 deaths per 100 live births | 28.36 deaths per 100 live births | 17.77 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1920s | 8.72 deaths per 100 live births | 24.15 deaths per 100 live births | 15.43 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1930s | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | 18.96 deaths per 100 live births | 12.76 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1940s | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 14.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10.16 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1950s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9919 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.7944 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3776 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5292 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7243 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1951 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4756 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1556 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3412 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0764 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2844 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3174 deaths per 100 live births | 0.033 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Iceland or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3193 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 Iceland and Spain?
- 0.0373 deaths per 100 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for child mortality?
- Iceland ranks 184th and Spain ranks 183rd 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.