The infant mortality rate in Iceland, for children under the age of one year old, was 22 deaths per thousand births in 1950. This means that for all babies born between 1950 and 1955, over two percent percent did not survive past their first birthday. This rate decreased gradually over the next seventy years. Today, Iceland has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world, where approximately 99.9% of all babies born in the country make it past their first birthday.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (June 17, 2019). Infant mortality rate (under one year old) in Iceland from 1955 to 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1042740/iceland-all-time-infant-mortality-rate/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Infant mortality rate (under one year old) in Iceland from 1955 to 2020." Chart. June 17, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1042740/iceland-all-time-infant-mortality-rate/
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Infant mortality rate (under one year old) in Iceland from 1955 to 2020 [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), June 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1042740/iceland-all-time-infant-mortality-rate/
