Iceland vs Spain: Child mortality rate
Iceland
0.282 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.3193 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
181st
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality rate over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births against 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.0373 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 181st and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 11.66 deaths per 100 live births | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1950s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9919 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.7944 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3776 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5292 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7243 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1951 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4756 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1556 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3412 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0764 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2844 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3174 deaths per 100 live births | 0.033 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Iceland or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3193 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 Iceland and Spain?
- 0.0373 deaths per 100 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Iceland ranks 181st and Spain ranks 180th 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 .