Australia vs Iceland: Death rate, crude

Australia
6.88 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iceland
6.8 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Australia rank
127th
Iceland rank
130th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 6.88 per 1,000 people against 6.8 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 127th and Iceland ranks 130th of 218 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 8.77 per 1,000 people 6.94 per 1,000 people 1.83 per 1,000 people Australia
1970s 8.08 per 1,000 people 6.74 per 1,000 people 1.34 per 1,000 people Australia
1980s 7.24 per 1,000 people 6.89 per 1,000 people 0.35 per 1,000 people Australia
1990s 6.95 per 1,000 people 6.79 per 1,000 people 0.16 per 1,000 people Australia
2000s 6.59 per 1,000 people 6.27 per 1,000 people 0.32 per 1,000 people Australia
2010s 6.54 per 1,000 people 6.44 per 1,000 people 0.1 per 1,000 people Australia
2020s 6.81 per 1,000 people 6.62 per 1,000 people 0.1918 per 1,000 people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Australia or Iceland?
Australia, at 6.88 per 1,000 people against 6.8 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Australia and Iceland?
0.08 per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for death rate, crude?
Australia ranks 127th and Iceland ranks 130th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.