Health in Iceland

294 indicators covering health for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 1 2024 down 50.0% 181st
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 4 2024 down 20.0% 178th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 3 2024 unchanged 175th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 6 2024 unchanged 177th
Prevalence of HIV, total 0.1% 2024 unchanged 108th
External health expenditure channeled through government 0.0% 2023 129th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 7.5% 2021 down 6.2% 163rd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 9.4% 2021 down 17.5% 181st
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 8.5% 2021 down 12.4% 176th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.002 per 100,000 population 2021 down 99.8% 182nd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.002 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 99.5% 180th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.003 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 99.8% 181st
Suicide mortality rate, female 9.3 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 75.1% 14th
Suicide mortality rate, male 14.39 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 18.7% 60th
Suicide mortality rate 11.91 per 100,000 population 2021 up 3.3% 48th
Nurses and midwives 15.86 per 1,000 people 2023 down 2.5% 4th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 3.61 2020 up 5.2% 43rd
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 7.94 2020 up 6.3% 48th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 12.05 2020 up 4.9% 54th
Low-birthweight babies 4.0% 2020 up 5.9% 157th
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 22.6% 2022 down 57.6% 47th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 119th
Prevalence of anemia among children 11.0% 2019 up 17.0% 188th
Births attended by skilled health staff 97.4% 2020 down 0.8% 92nd
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 500 2024 unchanged 143rd
Prevalence of current tobacco use 9.2% 2024 down 36.1% 138th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 9.0% 2024 down 35.7% 66th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 9.4% 2024 down 36.9% 161st
Physicians 4.37 per 1,000 people 2023 up 21.3% 21st
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 7.54 2025 up 0.5% 2nd
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 120th
AIDS estimated deaths 100 UNAIDS estimates 2024 unchanged 98th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 6,927 current international $ 2024 up 81.7% 16th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 1,031 current international $ 2024 up 51.5% 22nd
Domestic general government health expenditure 7.3% 2023 up 10.1% 22nd
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,084 current international $ 2023 up 51.1% 40th
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 14.9% 2024 down 16.6% 143rd
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 5,908 current US$ 2023 up 79.5% 6th
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 83.6% 2023 up 4.1% 13th
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 115th
Number of stillbirths 9 2023 unchanged 183rd
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 83rd
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 8.7% 2023 up 5.8% 50th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 4.2% 2021 down 8.7% 182nd
Cause of death, by injury 5.8% 2021 up 4.5% 113th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 90.0% 2021 up 0.2% 3rd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 0.0% 2021 116th
Lung cancer death rates 24.44 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 17.7% 2nd
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 7.8% 2023 up 21.9% 100th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 2.1% 2023 up 23.5% 89th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 2 per 100,000 population 2019 down 64.9% 179th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 0.7 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 81.1% 180th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 3.4 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 55.8% 176th
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st