Germany vs Iceland: Number of child deaths per woman

Germany
0.0056 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iceland
0.0053 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Germany rank
175th
Iceland rank
178th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Germany
  • Iceland
0123183619302024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman in Iceland, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 175th and Iceland ranks 178th of 200 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 15 and Iceland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Iceland Difference Ahead
1830s 2.32 under-five deaths per woman 2.01 under-five deaths per woman 0.3103 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1840s 2.41 under-five deaths per woman 1.8 under-five deaths per woman 0.6126 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1850s 2.2 under-five deaths per woman 1.58 under-five deaths per woman 0.6259 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1860s 2.47 under-five deaths per woman 1.66 under-five deaths per woman 0.8026 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1870s 2.3 under-five deaths per woman 1.25 under-five deaths per woman 1.05 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1880s 1.93 under-five deaths per woman 1.1 under-five deaths per woman 0.8342 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1890s 1.83 under-five deaths per woman 0.7196 under-five deaths per woman 1.11 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1900s 1.46 under-five deaths per woman 0.6595 under-five deaths per woman 0.7958 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1910s 0.7931 under-five deaths per woman 0.4118 under-five deaths per woman 0.3813 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1920s 0.398 under-five deaths per woman 0.3179 under-five deaths per woman 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1930s 0.2052 under-five deaths per woman 0.1935 under-five deaths per woman 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1940s 0.2093 under-five deaths per woman 0.1399 under-five deaths per woman 0.0693 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1960s 0.0736 under-five deaths per woman 0.063 under-five deaths per woman 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1970s 0.0348 under-five deaths per woman 0.0355 under-five deaths per woman 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman Iceland
1980s 0.017 under-five deaths per woman 0.0174 under-five deaths per woman 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman Iceland
1990s 0.009 under-five deaths per woman 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman 0.0023 under-five deaths per woman Iceland
2000s 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman Iceland
2010s 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman 0.005 under-five deaths per woman 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman Germany
2020s 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Germany or Iceland?
Germany, at 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Germany and Iceland?
0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
160 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2024.
How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Germany ranks 175th and Iceland ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).