What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Iceland and Spain?

0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Spain: Mortality rate, under-5

Iceland

2.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Spain

3.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iceland rank

178th

Spain rank

176th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Iceland
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 178th and Spain ranks 176th of 196 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.24 per 1,000 live births	43.83 per 1,000 live births	24.59 per 1,000 live births	Spain
1970s	13.15 per 1,000 live births	23.07 per 1,000 live births	9.92 per 1,000 live births	Spain
1980s	7.94 per 1,000 live births	11.71 per 1,000 live births	3.77 per 1,000 live births	Spain
1990s	5.28 per 1,000 live births	7.25 per 1,000 live births	1.97 per 1,000 live births	Spain
2000s	3.19 per 1,000 live births	4.75 per 1,000 live births	1.56 per 1,000 live births	Spain
2010s	2.65 per 1,000 live births	3.42 per 1,000 live births	0.77 per 1,000 live births	Spain
2020s	2.86 per 1,000 live births	3.2 per 1,000 live births	0.34 per 1,000 live births	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Iceland or Spain?: Spain, at 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Iceland and Spain?: 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Iceland ranks 178th and Spain ranks 176th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.