Road deaths over the long term in Iceland
Iceland: Road deaths over the long term was 9 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Road deaths over the long term in Iceland, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for road deaths over the long term in Iceland is 9, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, road deaths over the long term in Iceland peaked at 37 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 63rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Road deaths over the long term in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21 | — |
| 1971 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 20 | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 33 | +65.0% |
| 1976 | 19 | -42.4% |
| 1977 | 37 | +94.7% |
| 1978 | 27 | -27.0% |
| 1979 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18 | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 27 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 29 | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 24 | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 21 | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 17 | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 12 | -29.4% |
| 1995 | 24 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 10 | -58.3% |
| 1997 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 27 | +80.0% |
| 1999 | 21 | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 32 | +52.4% |
| 2001 | 24 | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 29 | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 23 | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 31 | +63.2% |
| 2007 | 15 | -51.6% |
| 2008 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | +41.7% |
| 2010 | 8 | -52.9% |
| 2011 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +66.7% |
| 2014 | 4 | -73.3% |
| 2015 | 16 | +300.0% |
| 2016 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 6 | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 528, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Road deaths over the long term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +300.0% | 4 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6 | 19 | 37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.7 | 18 | 29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8 | 10 | 27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5 | 12 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2 | 4 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 60 Montenegro 63 compare
- 61 Estonia 47 compare
- 62 Luxembourg 24 compare
- 63 Malta 9 compare
- 65 Liechtenstein 2 compare
More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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 road deaths over the long term in Iceland?
- Road deaths over the long term in Iceland was 9 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest road deaths over the long term recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 1977.
- What is the lowest road deaths over the long term recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for road deaths over the long term?
- Iceland ranks 63rd out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is road deaths over the long term rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Road deaths over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).