What is youth mortality rate in Iceland?

Youth mortality rate in Iceland was 0.3302 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1961.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3302 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Iceland rank for youth mortality rate?

Iceland ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Iceland

Name: Youth 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: Youth mortality rate was 0.3302 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3302 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

189th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.51 deaths per 100 live births

in 1961

All-time low

0.3302 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1961–2024

Youth mortality rate in Iceland, 1961–2024

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, youth mortality rate in Iceland stood at 0.3302 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Iceland peaked at 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3302 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Iceland 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1960s	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	2 deaths per 100 live births	2.51 deaths per 100 live births	9
1970s	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	1.3 deaths per 100 live births	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	0.8536 deaths per 100 live births	1.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.6899 deaths per 100 live births	0.5552 deaths per 100 live births	0.8245 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4361 deaths per 100 live births	0.3656 deaths per 100 live births	0.5281 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3391 deaths per 100 live births	0.3328 deaths per 100 live births	0.3566 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3364 deaths per 100 live births	0.3302 deaths per 100 live births	0.3395 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Iceland

186 Czechia 0.3479 deaths per 100 live births compare
187 Montenegro 0.3414 deaths per 100 live births compare
188 Monaco 0.3389 deaths per 100 live births compare
190 Belarus 0.3273 deaths per 100 live births compare
191 Japan 0.326 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Andorra 0.3199 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
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 youth mortality rate in Iceland?: Youth mortality rate in Iceland was 0.3302 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1961.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3302 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Iceland rank for youth mortality rate?: Iceland ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.