Number of under-five deaths in Iceland
Iceland: Number of under-five deaths was 12 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Iceland recorded 12 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Iceland peaked at 102 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 185th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | 89.2 | 71 | 102 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.7 | 44 | 67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34 | 29 | 43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.5 | 17 | 30 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6 | 12 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 182 Montenegro 17 compare
- 183 Luxembourg 15 compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14 compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 10 compare
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 compare
- 188 British Virgin Islands 4 compare
- 188 Palau 4 compare
- 188 Tuvalu 4 compare
More health data for Iceland
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,451 (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)
- Population, male 201,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
- Population, male 51.2% (2025)
- Population, female 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Iceland?
- Number of under-five deaths in Iceland was 12 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 102 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Iceland ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.