Iceland vs Spain: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Iceland
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Spain
1.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
85th
Spain rank
84th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 85th and Spain ranks 84th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 25.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 26.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 6.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Iceland or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Iceland and Spain?
- 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Iceland ranks 85th and Spain ranks 84th 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.