The child mortality rate in Iceland, for children under the age of five, was 412 deaths per thousand births in 1825. This means that for every thousand babies born in 1825, over 41 percent did not make it to their fifth birthday. Over the course of the next 195 years, this number has dropped drastically, and the rate has dropped to its lowest point ever in 2020 where it is just two deaths per thousand births, which is the lowest of any country in the world.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), & Gapminder. (June 17, 2019). Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Iceland from 1825 to 2020* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1041837/iceland-all-time-child-mortality-rate/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), und Gapminder. "Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Iceland from 1825 to 2020*." Chart. June 17, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1041837/iceland-all-time-child-mortality-rate/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Gapminder. (2019). Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Iceland from 1825 to 2020*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1041837/iceland-all-time-child-mortality-rate/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), and Gapminder. "Child Mortality Rate (under Five Years Old) in Iceland from 1825 to 2020*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Jun 2019, /statistics/1041837/iceland-all-time-child-mortality-rate/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) & Gapminder, Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Iceland from 1825 to 2020* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1041837/iceland-all-time-child-mortality-rate/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Iceland from 1825 to 2020* [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), & Gapminder, June 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1041837/iceland-all-time-child-mortality-rate/
