Iceland vs Norway: Infant mortality by sex
Iceland
0.229 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Norway
0.2253 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
189th
Norway rank
190th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.229 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2253 deaths per 100 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.0037 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 189th and Norway ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2131 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0879 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0357 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.6977 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9002 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2026 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.4564 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.111 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2693 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1022 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2169 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2501 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0333 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2307 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2184 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0.229 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2253 deaths per 100 live births in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.0037 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Iceland ranks 189th and Norway ranks 190th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .