Iceland vs Spain: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Iceland
2.82 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Spain
3.19 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
194th
Spain rank
193rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.19 per 1,000 live births against 2.82 per 1,000 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.37 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 194th and Spain ranks 193rd of 213 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | 1.56 per 1,000 live births | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.65 per 1,000 live births | 3.41 per 1,000 live births | 0.7636 per 1,000 live births | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | 3.17 per 1,000 live births | 0.3305 per 1,000 live births | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Iceland or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.19 per 1,000 live births against 2.82 per 1,000 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Iceland and Spain?
- 0.37 per 1,000 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Iceland ranks 194th and Spain ranks 193rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.