Adolescent mortality rate in Iceland
Iceland: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.342 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Iceland, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, adolescent mortality rate in Iceland stood at 0.342. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Iceland peaked at 0.8765 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.342, in 2021.
Iceland ranks 195th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8765 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8587 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8423 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.827 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.812 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.797 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.782 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7661 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7502 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7338 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7166 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6993 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6815 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6626 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6437 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6243 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6045 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5847 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5649 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5447 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5247 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5053 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4858 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4662 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4477 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4303 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4129 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3953 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3794 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3656 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3534 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.342 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8046 | 0.7338 | 0.8765 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6327 | 0.5447 | 0.7166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4413 | 0.3656 | 0.5247 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3477 | 0.342 | 0.3534 | 2 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1223 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1752 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3203 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Iceland?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Iceland was 0.342 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8765 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.342 in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Iceland ranks 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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