Iceland vs Norway: Mortality rates at age 65
Iceland
0.9166 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway
0.9102 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
224th
Norway rank
225th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9166 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9102 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.0064 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 224th and Norway ranks 225th of 236 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 | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1957 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3478 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3048 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2905 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3245 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3821 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.016 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9229 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9178 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0051 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 65, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0.9166 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9102 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.0064 deaths per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Iceland ranks 224th and Norway ranks 225th 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 65. 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.