What is infant mortality rate in Iceland?

Infant mortality rate in Iceland was 0.2123 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 2.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1976 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.

How does Iceland rank for infant mortality rate?

Iceland ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Iceland

Name: Infant 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: Infant mortality rate was 0.2123 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2123 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

188th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.58 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.1976 deaths per 100 live births

in 2013

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant 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

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Iceland stood at 0.2123 deaths per 100 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Iceland peaked at 2.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.1976 deaths per 100 live births, in 2013.

Iceland ranks 188th 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	2.58 deaths per 100 live births	2.58 deaths per 100 live births	2.58 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	1.76 deaths per 100 live births	2.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.06 deaths per 100 live births	0.8306 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.6414 deaths per 100 live births	0.5353 deaths per 100 live births	0.784 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.4227 deaths per 100 live births	0.3275 deaths per 100 live births	0.5164 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.2495 deaths per 100 live births	0.2078 deaths per 100 live births	0.3088 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2013 deaths per 100 live births	0.1976 deaths per 100 live births	0.2083 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2137 deaths per 100 live births	0.2118 deaths per 100 live births	0.2153 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Iceland

185 Monaco 0.2209 deaths per 100 live births compare
186 Singapore 0.2204 deaths per 100 live births compare
187 Latvia 0.2154 deaths per 100 live births compare
189 Czechia 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births compare
190 Norway 0.2045 deaths per 100 live births compare
191 Sweden 0.1964 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 infant mortality rate in Iceland?: Infant mortality rate in Iceland was 0.2123 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 2.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1976 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.
How does Iceland rank for infant mortality rate?: Iceland ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant 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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .