What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Iceland and Israel?

0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Israel: Death rate from stroke

Iceland

17.14 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Israel

16.98 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Iceland rank

186th

Israel rank

188th

Death rate from stroke over time

Iceland
Israel

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 186th and Israel ranks 188th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Israel	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.96 deaths per 100,000 people	31.7 deaths per 100,000 people	1.26 deaths per 100,000 people	Iceland
2010s	21.12 deaths per 100,000 people	20.33 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7886 deaths per 100,000 people	Iceland
2020s	16.26 deaths per 100,000 people	16.82 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5616 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from stroke, Iceland or Israel?: Iceland, at 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Iceland and Israel?: 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iceland and Israel rank globally for death rate from stroke?: Iceland ranks 186th and Israel ranks 188th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from stroke
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from stroke in both sexes, per 100,000 people.