Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Iceland
Iceland: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Iceland stood at 1.2 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Iceland peaked at 3.4 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.2 per 1,000, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 172nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Iceland, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.89 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 169 Australia 1.3 per 1,000 compare
- 169 Greece 1.3 per 1,000 compare
- 169 Jordan 1.3 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Andorra 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 China 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Germany 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Hungary 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Israel 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Japan 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Republic of Korea 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Monaco 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Portugal 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Singapore 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Iceland?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Iceland was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Iceland ranks 172nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.