Cayman Islands vs Iceland: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Cayman Islands
0.1%
in 2023
Iceland
0.0%
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
234th
Iceland rank
236th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Cayman Islands
- Iceland
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 2.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 234th and Iceland ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 7 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.1% | 1.8% | 4.2% | Cayman Islands |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 1.2% | 3.2% | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Cayman Islands or Iceland?
- Cayman Islands, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Cayman Islands and Iceland?
- 0.1%, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Iceland rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Cayman Islands ranks 234th and Iceland ranks 236th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.