Austria vs Iceland: Child mortality rate
Austria
0.3322 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland
0.282 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
178th
Iceland rank
181st
Child mortality rate over time
- Austria
- Iceland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.0502 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 178th and Iceland ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 4.44 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1950s | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1960s | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1970s | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5054 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.7299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5292 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2007 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.4974 deaths per 100 live births | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1775 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.3817 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1168 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.336 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2844 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0516 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Austria or Iceland?
- Austria, at 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Austria and Iceland?
- 0.0502 deaths per 100 live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Austria ranks 178th and Iceland ranks 181st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .