Iceland vs Norway: Infant mortality rate by sex
Iceland
0.1946 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Norway
0.1828 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
188th
Norway rank
190th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.1946 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1828 deaths per 100 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.0118 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 188th and Norway ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1137 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0342 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.9435 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9218 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0217 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.5824 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7067 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1243 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4501 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0626 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2289 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2988 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0699 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1846 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2027 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0181 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1959 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1772 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0187 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0.1946 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1828 deaths per 100 live births in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.0118 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 rate by sex?
- Iceland ranks 188th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .