Australia vs Iceland: Mortality rates at age 25
Australia
0.0005 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland
0 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
235th
Iceland rank
236th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0005 deaths per 1,000 people against 0 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.0005 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 50.0 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Australia ranks 235th and Iceland ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1689 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2132 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0443 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.1435 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1803 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0368 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.1427 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.146 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0033 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.1414 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1288 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0126 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.1209 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0924 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0285 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0946 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.063 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0316 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0645 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0905 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.026 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0292 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0485 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0193 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Australia or Iceland?
- Australia, at 0.0005 deaths per 1,000 people against 0 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.0005 deaths per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Australia ranks 235th and Iceland ranks 236th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.