Neonatal deaths in Iceland
Iceland: Neonatal deaths was 6 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
183rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
9
in 2000
All-time low
5
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Neonatal deaths in Iceland, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 6 for neonatal deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Iceland peaked at 9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2015.
That places Iceland 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 182 Marshall Islands 9 compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 6 compare
- 183 Montenegro 6 compare
- 186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
More development goals data for Iceland
- Red List Index 0.8515 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,542 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 10 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Iceland?
- Neonatal deaths in Iceland was 6 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for neonatal deaths?
- Iceland ranks 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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