Probability of dying, by age in Iceland
Iceland: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0021 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying, by age in Iceland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0021 for probability of dying, by age in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying, by age in Iceland peaked at 0.0031 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.002, in 2017.
That places Iceland 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0025 | 0.0022 | 0.0031 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 | 0.002 | 0.0021 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 | 0.0021 | 0.0021 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying, by age in Iceland?
- Probability of dying, by age in Iceland was 0.0021 in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying, by age recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability of dying, by age recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for probability of dying, by age?
- Iceland ranks 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying, by age rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.