What is child mortality rate in Iceland?

Child mortality rate in Iceland was 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 3.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.259 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.

How does Iceland rank for child mortality rate?

Iceland ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iceland data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Iceland

Name: Child mortality rate in Iceland
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iceland: Child mortality rate was 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.282 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

181st

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.22 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.259 deaths per 100 live births

in 2013

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality rate in Iceland, 1949–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.282 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Iceland peaked at 3.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.259 deaths per 100 live births, in 2013.

Iceland ranks 181st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	2.54 deaths per 100 live births	2.18 deaths per 100 live births	3.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	2.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.31 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.7944 deaths per 100 live births	0.6649 deaths per 100 live births	0.9692 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.5292 deaths per 100 live births	0.4144 deaths per 100 live births	0.6422 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.32 deaths per 100 live births	0.27 deaths per 100 live births	0.3916 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2649 deaths per 100 live births	0.259 deaths per 100 live births	0.277 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2844 deaths per 100 live births	0.282 deaths per 100 live births	0.2867 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Iceland

178 Austria 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births compare
179 Portugal 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Spain 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 North Macedonia 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births compare
183 South Korea 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births compare
184 Italy 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
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Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,697 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,653 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,582 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Iceland?: Child mortality rate in Iceland was 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 3.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.259 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.
How does Iceland rank for child mortality rate?: Iceland ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .