Iceland vs Norway: Infant mortality rate
Iceland
0.2123 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Norway
0.2045 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
188th
Norway rank
190th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2123 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2045 deaths per 100 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.0078 deaths per 100 live births.
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 1 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1644 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0616 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0075 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8059 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1644 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.4227 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5102 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0876 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2495 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3361 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0865 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2013 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2271 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0258 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1983 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0154 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0.2123 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2045 deaths per 100 live births in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.0078 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?
- 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. 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 .