What is mortality rate, neonatal in Iceland?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Iceland was 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 11.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 1.3 per 1,000 live births in 2010.

How does Iceland rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Iceland ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iceland data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Iceland

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Iceland
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iceland: Mortality rate, neonatal was 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.4 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

179th

of 195 countries

All-time high

11.3 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

1.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2010

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Iceland, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Iceland stood at 1.4 per 1,000 live births.

The figure is up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Iceland peaked at 11.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2010.

That places Iceland 179th out of 195 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	10.76 per 1,000 live births	9.9 per 1,000 live births	11.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	7.65 per 1,000 live births	5.7 per 1,000 live births	9.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	4.41 per 1,000 live births	3.6 per 1,000 live births	5.4 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	2.81 per 1,000 live births	2.2 per 1,000 live births	3.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	1.63 per 1,000 live births	1.4 per 1,000 live births	2 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	1.32 per 1,000 live births	1.3 per 1,000 live births	1.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	1.4 per 1,000 live births	1.4 per 1,000 live births	1.4 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Iceland

178 Luxembourg 1.5 per 1,000 live births compare
179 Czechia 1.4 per 1,000 live births compare
179 Finland 1.4 per 1,000 live births compare
179 Monaco 1.4 per 1,000 live births compare
179 Norway 1.4 per 1,000 live births compare
179 Sweden 1.4 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More health data for Iceland

Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,668 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,599 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,468 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,561 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 35,371 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 17.6% (2025)
Population, female 48.8% (2025)

All data for Iceland →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Iceland?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Iceland was 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 11.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 1.3 per 1,000 live births in 2010.
How does Iceland rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Iceland ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.