Czechia vs Iceland: Infant mortality rate
Czechia
0.2104 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland
0.2123 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Czechia rank
189th
Iceland rank
188th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Czechia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2123 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births in Czechia, a difference of 0.0019 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 188th of 199 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 1950s | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 1960s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5591 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 1970s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8135 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 1980s | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.602 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 1990s | 0.7528 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4227 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3301 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.3622 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2495 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1127 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.2565 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2013 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0552 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 2020s | 0.2212 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0075 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Czechia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.2123 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Czechia and Iceland?
- 0.0019 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Iceland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Iceland rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Czechia ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 188th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .