Iceland vs Spain: Child mortality rate
Iceland
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality rate over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 182nd and Spain ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 36.95 deaths per 100 live births | 29.75 deaths per 100 live births | 7.2 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1860s | 38.2 deaths per 100 live births | 30.71 deaths per 100 live births | 7.49 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1870s | 26.51 deaths per 100 live births | 31.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.47 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1880s | 30.47 deaths per 100 live births | 30.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4433 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1900s | 16.36 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 | 6.21 deaths per 100 live births | 18.89 deaths per 100 live births | 12.68 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1940s | 4.4 deaths per 100 live births | 14.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10 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 | 0.992 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.794 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.377 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.528 deaths per 100 live births | 0.725 deaths per 100 live births | 0.197 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.319 deaths per 100 live births | 0.475 deaths per 100 live births | 0.156 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.265 deaths per 100 live births | 0.342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.077 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.286 deaths per 100 live births | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.034 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Iceland or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Iceland and Spain?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Iceland ranks 182nd and Spain ranks 180th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.