Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Iceland or Jersey?

Iceland, at 8 deaths against 7 deaths in Jersey as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Jersey: Number of children who die before age 5

Iceland

8 deaths

in 2023

Jersey

7 deaths

in 2023

Iceland rank

203rd

Jersey rank

205th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Iceland
Jersey

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 8 deaths against 7 deaths in Jersey, a difference of 1 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 203rd and Jersey ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Jersey	Difference	Ahead
1950s	106 deaths	31.3 deaths	74.7 deaths	Iceland
1960s	89 deaths	36.6 deaths	52.4 deaths	Iceland
1970s	58.8 deaths	26.2 deaths	32.6 deaths	Iceland
1980s	32.3 deaths	19.2 deaths	13.1 deaths	Iceland
1990s	26.2 deaths	14.6 deaths	11.6 deaths	Iceland
2000s	15.5 deaths	9.1 deaths	6.4 deaths	Iceland
2010s	12.2 deaths	7.9 deaths	4.3 deaths	Iceland
2020s	13.25 deaths	7 deaths	6.25 deaths	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Iceland or Jersey?: Iceland, at 8 deaths against 7 deaths in Jersey as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Iceland and Jersey?: 1 deaths, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jersey?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Jersey rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Iceland ranks 203rd and Jersey ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.