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Children died before five per woman in Iceland

Iceland: Children died before five per woman was 0.0053 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0053
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
178th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.97
in 1846
All-time low
0.0046
in 2017
Years of data
187
1838–2024

Children died before five per woman in Iceland, 1838–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Iceland is 0.0053, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Iceland peaked at 2.97 in 1846 and was at its lowest, 0.0046, in 2017.

Iceland ranks 178th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Iceland, year by year

Year Value Change
1838 1.87 —
1839 2.14 +14.5%
1840 2.02 -5.5%
1841 1.58 -21.9%
1842 1.32 -16.6%
1843 2.06 +56.0%
1844 1.26 -38.8%
1845 1.36 +8.4%
1846 2.97 +117.8%
1847 2.03 -31.6%
1848 1.48 -27.0%
1849 1.92 +29.3%
1850 1.98 +3.2%
1851 2.14 +8.2%
1852 1.36 -36.5%
1853 1.1 -18.7%
1854 1.28 +15.9%
1855 1.4 +9.4%
1856 1.4 -0.1%
1857 1.57 +11.8%
1858 1.69 +8.0%
1859 1.87 +10.6%
1860 2.55 +36.3%
1861 2.08 -18.4%
1862 1.97 -5.2%
1863 1.35 -31.5%
1864 1.49 +10.4%
1865 1.48 -0.3%
1866 1.7 +14.7%
1867 1.45 -15.0%
1868 1.47 +1.9%
1869 1.82 +23.4%
1870 1.21 -33.6%
1871 1.42 +17.3%
1872 2.03 +43.0%
1873 1.19 -41.4%
1874 1.21 +1.9%
1875 1.36 +12.5%
1876 1.2 -11.9%
1877 0.9594 -20.1%
1878 1.08 +12.5%
1879 0.8868 -17.8%
1880 1.02 +15.4%
1881 1.39 +35.8%
1882 2.24 +61.5%
1883 1.55 -31.0%
1884 0.9511 -38.6%
1885 0.8754 -8.0%
1886 0.8354 -4.6%
1887 0.9172 +9.8%
1888 0.7035 -23.3%
1889 0.5015 -28.7%
1890 1.31 +162.2%
1891 0.8411 -36.0%
1892 0.528 -37.2%
1893 0.4642 -12.1%
1894 0.6356 +36.9%
1895 0.6665 +4.9%
1896 0.6017 -9.7%
1897 0.7342 +22.0%
1898 0.8558 +16.6%
1899 0.5545 -35.2%
1900 0.6863 +23.8%
1901 0.4966 -27.6%
1902 0.7556 +52.1%
1903 0.8465 +12.0%
1904 0.5108 -39.7%
1905 0.598 +17.1%
1906 0.4583 -23.4%
1907 0.6586 +43.7%
1908 0.9141 +38.8%
1909 0.6705 -26.7%
1910 0.5224 -22.1%
1911 0.4473 -14.4%
1912 0.3698 -17.3%
1913 0.3431 -7.2%
1914 0.5658 +64.9%
1915 0.3962 -30.0%
1916 0.4887 +23.3%
1917 0.3202 -34.5%
1918 0.3081 -3.8%
1919 0.356 +15.5%
1920 0.5242 +47.2%
1921 0.3594 -31.4%
1922 0.3219 -10.4%
1923 0.2998 -6.9%
1924 0.3567 +19.0%
1925 0.2383 -33.2%
1926 0.245 +2.8%
1927 0.4142 +69.1%
1928 0.2058 -50.3%
1929 0.2139 +3.9%
1930 0.2232 +4.4%
1931 0.2425 +8.6%
1932 0.2006 -17.3%
1933 0.1692 -15.7%
1934 0.2206 +30.4%
1935 0.3019 +36.9%
1936 0.2051 -32.1%
1937 0.1273 -37.9%
1938 0.1128 -11.4%
1939 0.1319 +17.0%
1940 0.1399 +6.1%
1941 0.1401 +0.2%
1942 0.2191 +56.3%
1943 0.1427 -34.9%
1944 0.1667 +16.8%
1945 0.1573 -5.7%
1946 0.1352 -14.1%
1947 0.1169 -13.5%
1948 0.1275 +9.0%
1949 0.1211 -5.0%
1950 0.1178 -2.7%
1951 0.1082 -8.1%
1952 0.1049 -3.0%
1953 0.104 -0.9%
1954 0.0991 -4.8%
1955 0.0992 +0.1%
1956 0.0974 -1.7%
1957 0.0959 -1.6%
1958 0.0912 -4.9%
1959 0.0924 +1.3%
1960 0.0913 -1.2%
1961 0.082 -10.2%
1962 0.0823 +0.4%
1963 0.0808 -1.8%
1964 0.0765 -5.3%
1965 0.0714 -6.7%
1966 0.0662 -7.3%
1967 0.0587 -11.4%
1968 0.0528 -10.0%
1969 0.0494 -6.4%
1970 0.045 -8.8%
1971 0.0449 -0.3%
1972 0.0455 +1.4%
1973 0.0416 -8.7%
1974 0.036 -13.4%
1975 0.034 -5.6%
1976 0.0307 -9.6%
1977 0.0267 -12.9%
1978 0.0256 -4.3%
1979 0.0255 -0.3%
1980 0.024 -6.0%
1981 0.0214 -10.7%
1982 0.0198 -7.3%
1983 0.0186 -6.3%
1984 0.0165 -11.1%
1985 0.0148 -10.6%
1986 0.0142 -4.2%
1987 0.0146 +3.2%
1988 0.0154 +5.5%
1989 0.0146 -5.1%
1990 0.0147 +0.6%
1991 0.0136 -8.0%
1992 0.0132 -3.0%
1993 0.0126 -3.8%
1994 0.0116 -7.9%
1995 0.0108 -7.6%
1996 0.0104 -3.5%
1997 0.0095 -8.8%
1998 0.009 -5.3%
1999 0.0083 -7.6%
2000 0.0081 -2.2%
2001 0.0073 -10.6%
2002 0.0068 -6.0%
2003 0.0067 -2.3%
2004 0.0065 -2.3%
2005 0.0063 -3.8%
2006 0.0061 -2.1%
2007 0.006 -2.8%
2008 0.006 +0.2%
2009 0.006 +0.8%
2010 0.0058 -3.3%
2011 0.0053 -8.7%
2012 0.0053 -0.2%
2013 0.005 -5.1%
2014 0.005 -0.2%
2015 0.0047 -5.6%
2016 0.0046 -2.4%
2017 0.0046 -0.6%
2018 0.0047 +1.7%
2019 0.0048 +3.7%
2020 0.0049 +1.7%
2021 0.0049 +0.6%
2022 0.0054 +8.9%
2023 0.0053 -0.9%
2024 0.0053 -1.3%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.0053 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 64% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.0053 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 78% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1890 +162.2% 0.5015 1.31
1846 +117.8% 1.36 2.97

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 2.01 1.87 2.14 2
1840s 1.8 1.26 2.97 10
1850s 1.58 1.1 2.14 10
1860s 1.74 1.35 2.55 10
1870s 1.25 0.8868 2.03 10
1880s 1.1 0.5015 2.24 10
1890s 0.7196 0.4642 1.31 10
1900s 0.6595 0.4583 0.9141 10
1910s 0.4118 0.3081 0.5658 10
1920s 0.3179 0.2058 0.5242 10
1930s 0.1935 0.1128 0.3019 10
1940s 0.1467 0.1169 0.2191 10
1950s 0.101 0.0912 0.1178 10
1960s 0.0711 0.0494 0.0913 10
1970s 0.0355 0.0255 0.0455 10
1980s 0.0174 0.0142 0.024 10
1990s 0.0114 0.0083 0.0147 10
2000s 0.0066 0.006 0.0081 10
2010s 0.005 0.0046 0.0058 10
2020s 0.0052 0.0049 0.0054 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 175 Germany 0.0056 compare
  2. 176 Poland 0.0055 compare
  3. 177 Hungary 0.0054 compare
  4. 179 Austria 0.0052 compare
  5. 180 Greece 0.0051 compare
  6. 181 Taiwan 0.0049 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Iceland?
Children died before five per woman in Iceland was 0.0053 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 2.97 in 1846.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 in 2017.
How does Iceland rank for children died before five per woman?
Iceland ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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