Crude death rate in Iceland
The crude death rate in Iceland was 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
6.8
Change from 2023
+0.1per 1,000 people
World, 2024
7.6 per 1,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
9.5 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
130th of 217
Crude death rate in Iceland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 7.0 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 8.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 6.1 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 8.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 8.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 6.1 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 from 6.7 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.3 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.5.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 130th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 7.6 per 1,000 people.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Crude death rate
6.8 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
82.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
389,444 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
389,444 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
11.2 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.56 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat