Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 5.00% to 1.90 in Iceland in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Iceland reached an all time high of 21.5 in 1960 and an all time low of 1.90 in 2020. When compared to Iceland's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Denmark amounted to 3.60, 2.20 in Norway, 2.60 in Sweden and 4.20 in United Kingdom in 2020.
Iceland has been ranked 172nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belgium | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 3.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 2.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.90 | 8.20 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.30 |
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