Iceland vs Norway: Mortality rate, infant
Iceland
2.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Norway
2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
186th
Norway rank
188th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.1 per 1,000 live births against 2 per 1,000 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 186th and Norway ranks 188th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.53 per 1,000 live births | 16.16 per 1,000 live births | 0.63 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 1970s | 10.62 per 1,000 live births | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.08 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 1980s | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 8.07 per 1,000 live births | 1.67 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.24 per 1,000 live births | 5.09 per 1,000 live births | 0.85 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.36 per 1,000 live births | 0.86 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.02 per 1,000 live births | 2.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.27 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.12 per 1,000 live births | 1.98 per 1,000 live births | 0.14 per 1,000 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 2.1 per 1,000 live births against 2 per 1,000 live births in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Iceland ranks 186th and Norway ranks 188th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.