Iceland vs Norway: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Iceland
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Iceland rank
85th
Norway rank
85th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 85th and Norway ranks 85th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 25.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 26.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 6.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8637 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Iceland and Norway?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Iceland ranks 85th and Norway ranks 85th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.