Liver cancer death rate in Iceland
Iceland: Liver cancer death rate was 3.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liver cancer death rate in Iceland, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liver cancer death rate in Iceland is 3.38, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Iceland peaked at 4.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.332, in 1992.
That places Iceland 80th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Liver cancer death rate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.67 | — |
| 1982 | 0.8984 | -46.3% |
| 1983 | 1.51 | +68.1% |
| 1984 | 1.36 | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 1.06 | -21.9% |
| 1986 | 2.05 | +93.8% |
| 1987 | 1.84 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 1.41 | -23.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6461 | -54.3% |
| 1990 | 1.21 | +87.2% |
| 1991 | 1.88 | +55.7% |
| 1992 | 0.332 | -82.4% |
| 1993 | 1.7 | +412.2% |
| 1994 | 1.38 | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9998 | -27.5% |
| 1996 | 3.83 | +283.0% |
| 1997 | 2.5 | -34.8% |
| 1998 | 3.02 | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 3.87 | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 2.29 | -40.7% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | -53.0% |
| 2002 | 1.17 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 1.49 | +44.9% |
| 2005 | 2.57 | +72.1% |
| 2006 | 2.49 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.07 | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2 | +54.7% |
| 2009 | 2.04 | -36.1% |
| 2010 | 4.05 | +98.4% |
| 2011 | 2.85 | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 2.97 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.31 | +45.1% |
| 2014 | 4.55 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 3.55 | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 3.33 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 3.36 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.13 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 4.06 | +29.6% |
| 2020 | 2.52 | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 3.99 | +58.2% |
| 2022 | 4.76 | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 3.67 | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 3.38 | -7.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3.38 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 80% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3.38 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +412.2% | 0.332 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | +283.0% | 0.9998 | 3.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.38 | 0.6461 | 2.05 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.07 | 0.332 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 | 1.03 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 | 2.85 | 4.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 | 2.52 | 4.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 77 Uzbekistan 3.47 compare
- 78 New Zealand 3.44 compare
- 79 Sweden 3.38 compare
- 81 Kuwait 3.36 compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 3.23 compare
- 83 Belize 3.23 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1097 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Iceland?
- Liver cancer death rate in Iceland was 3.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.332 in 1992.
- How does Iceland rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Iceland ranks 80th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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