Germany vs Iceland: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Germany
0.0056 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iceland
0.0053 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Germany rank
175th
Iceland rank
178th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman in Iceland, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 175th and Iceland ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 15 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 2.32 under-five deaths per woman | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3103 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1840s | 2.41 under-five deaths per woman | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6126 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1850s | 2.2 under-five deaths per woman | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6259 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1860s | 2.47 under-five deaths per woman | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8026 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.3 under-five deaths per woman | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1880s | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8342 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1890s | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7196 under-five deaths per woman | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6595 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7958 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.7931 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4118 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3813 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.398 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3179 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.2052 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1935 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.2093 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1399 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0693 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.0736 under-five deaths per woman | 0.063 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.0348 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0355 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.017 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0174 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.009 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0023 under-five deaths per woman | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Germany or Iceland?
- Germany, at 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Germany and Iceland?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Germany ranks 175th and Iceland ranks 178th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).