Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iceland
Iceland: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.644 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.644 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
152nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6597 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iceland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iceland stood at 0.644 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iceland peaked at 0.6597 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.
Iceland ranks 152nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iceland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6474 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6388 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6337 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6304 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6304 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6302 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6279 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6255 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6248 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6279 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6305 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6369 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.642 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6498 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6575 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6597 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6441 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6361 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6363 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.644 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6313 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6474 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6438 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6279 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6597 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6401 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6363 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.644 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 149 Sri Lanka 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Mongolia 0.6536 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Gambia 0.6491 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 153 Burundi 0.6434 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6424 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 155 Samoa 0.6327 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iceland?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Iceland was 0.644 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6597 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.