Health in Iceland

294 indicators covering health for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hospital beds 2.83 per 1,000 people 2020 down 20.9% 67th
Incidence of tuberculosis 3 per 100,000 people 2024 up 25.0% 191st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 98.7% 2024 unchanged 52nd
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.0% 2024 95th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% 1st
People using safely managed drinking water services 100.0% 2024 up 2.4% 1st
People practicing open defecation, rural 0.0% 2024 103rd
People using at least basic sanitation services 98.8% 2024 down 0.0% 62nd
Tuberculosis case detection rate 67.0% 2024 down 33.0% 154th
People practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 129th
Current health expenditure 9.0% 2024 up 8.4% 45th
Current health expenditure per capita 7,642 current US$ 2024 up 69.0% 7th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 14.9% 2024 down 16.6% 143rd
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 1,137 current US$ 2024 up 40.9% 5th
Domestic general government health expenditure 83.6% 2023 up 4.1% 13th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 5,534 current international $ 2023 up 88.6% 12th
Domestic private health expenditure 16.4% 2023 down 16.6% 166th
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 6,927 current international $ 2024 up 81.7% 16th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 1,157 current US$ 2023 up 43.8% 16th
Immunization, Hib3 94.0% 2024 up 4.4% 64th
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 0.282 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 8.5% 181st
Reported cases of measles 2 Cases 2024 130th
Child mortality by income level of country 0.282 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 8.5% 181st
Number of infant deaths 9 2024 unchanged 185th
Number of under-five deaths 12 2024 up 9.1% 185th
Number of neonatal deaths 6 2024 unchanged 184th
Child mortality vs. health spending 0.282 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 8.5% 181st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 97.0% 2024 up 7.8% 33rd
Adolescent fertility rate 3.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 62.5% 197th
Sex ratio at birth 1.06 male births per female births 2024 up 0.9% 61st
Domestic general government health expenditure 16.1% 2023 up 11.7% 31st
External health expenditure 0.0% 2023 150th
External health expenditure per capita 0 current US$ 2023 150th
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 0 current international $ 2023 150th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 14.7% 2023 up 28.9% 178th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 14.7% 2023 up 31.2% 178th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 15.1% 2023 down 7.9% 181st
Stillbirth rate 2 per 1,000 total births 2023 unchanged 186th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 100 2024 unchanged 125th
Life expectancy vs. health spending 82.69 years 2023 up 1.2% 25th
Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2023 unchanged 106th
Immunization, measles second dose 98.0% 2024 up 5.4% 15th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage 88.0% 2024 up 25.7% 23rd
Tuberculosis treatment success rate 79.0% 2023 down 13.2% 124th
Prevalence of hypertension, female 24.2% 2019 down 15.4% 183rd
Prevalence of hypertension, male 30.9% 2019 down 13.0% 163rd
Prevalence of hypertension 27.5% 2019 down 14.3% 179th
Treatment for hypertension, female 71.8% 2019 unchanged 5th
Treatment for hypertension, male 71.0% 2019 up 14.9% 2nd
Treatment for hypertension 71.3% 2019 up 7.7% 2nd
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 7 2024 down 22.2% 182nd
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 184th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 186th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 1 2024 unchanged 177th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 1 2024 unchanged 178th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 2 2024 down 33.3% 182nd
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 5 2024 down 16.7% 180th