Iceland vs Norway: Death rate from digestive diseases
Iceland
10.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway
11.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Iceland rank
100th
Norway rank
97th
Death rate from digestive diseases over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 11.06 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 100th and Norway ranks 97th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 17.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0969 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 14.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 12.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 10.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 11.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 10.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 11.06 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2016.
- What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?
- Iceland ranks 100th and Norway ranks 97th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.