Maternal mortality ratio in Iceland
Iceland: Maternal mortality ratio was 3.02 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio in Iceland stood at 3.02 per 100,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.0% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Iceland peaked at 11.75 per 100,000 live births in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.02 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 186th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.51 per 100,000 live births | 4.47 per 100,000 live births | 7.18 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 per 100,000 live births | 3.11 per 100,000 live births | 4.61 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.31 per 100,000 live births | 3.02 per 100,000 live births | 11.75 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 183 Australia and New Zealand 3.1 per 100,000 live births compare
- 184 Japan 3.08 per 100,000 live births compare
- 185 Croatia 3.05 per 100,000 live births compare
- 187 North Macedonia 2.76 per 100,000 live births compare
- 188 Spain 2.72 per 100,000 live births compare
- 189 Czechia 2.7 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Iceland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Iceland?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Iceland was 3.02 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.75 per 100,000 live births in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Iceland ranks 186th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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