Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Iceland

Adult mortality rate, female in Iceland in 2023 — 46.7 per 1,000. Ranked 37 in the world out of 206. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 55.6%.

2023 46.7 per 1,000 +13.2% vs 2022
World rank 37of 206
Period maximum 112.4 per 1,0001972
Period minimum 32.9 per 1,0002017

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Iceland, 1960–202305010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 105.2 per 1,0001962: 99.1 per 1,0001964: 92.7 per 1,0001966: 104.1 per 1,0001968: 104.1 per 1,0001970: 73 per 1,0001972: 112.4 per 1,0001974: 101 per 1,0001976: 69.6 per 1,0001978: 80.2 per 1,0001980: 71.1 per 1,0001982: 80 per 1,0001984: 61.8 per 1,0001986: 67.6 per 1,0001988: 70.6 per 1,0001990: 78 per 1,0001992: 60.4 per 1,0001994: 68.5 per 1,0001996: 58.1 per 1,0001998: 55.6 per 1,0002000: 59.1 per 1,0002002: 54.3 per 1,0002004: 50.7 per 1,0002006: 53.1 per 1,0002008: 39.7 per 1,0002010: 36.6 per 1,0002012: 34.8 per 1,0002014: 42.6 per 1,0002016: 38.7 per 1,0002018: 41.3 per 1,0002020: 43.2 per 1,0002022: 41.3 per 1,0002023: 46.7 per 1,000
Change over the period: −58.5 (−55.6%) Average annual rate: -1.28 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 46.7 per 1,000
World 109.9 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 70.3 per 1,000
Northern Europe computed 45.3 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 62.6 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 46.7 +5.4 +13.2%
2022 41.3 +3.9 +10.58%
2021 37.3 −5.9 −13.68%
2020 43.2 −2.8 −6.08%
2019 46 +4.7 +11.31%
2018 41.3 +8.5 +25.8%
2017 32.9 −5.8 −15.04%
2016 38.7 −5 −11.42%
2015 43.7 +1 +2.44%
2014 42.6 +3.3 +8.5%
2013 39.3 +4.5 +12.96%
2012 34.8 −8.1 −18.81%
2011 42.8 +6.3 +17.12%
2010 36.6 −3.4 −8.44%
2009 39.9 +0.2 +0.52%
2008 39.7 −5.8 −12.73%
2007 45.5 −7.5 −14.21%
2006 53.1 +4.2 +8.66%
2005 48.9 −1.8 −3.59%
2004 50.7 −0.1 −0.1%
2003 50.7 −3.6 −6.6%
2002 54.3 +0.1 +0.22%
2001 54.2 −4.9 −8.33%
2000 59.1 +0.4 +0.71%
1999 58.7 +3.1 +5.58%
1998 55.6 −8.4 −13.1%
1997 64 +5.9 +10.11%
1996 58.1 −13.6 −18.99%
1995 71.7 +3.3 +4.76%
1994 68.5 +4.4 +6.93%
1993 64 +3.7 +6.08%
1992 60.4 −7.5 −11.08%
1991 67.9 −10.1 −12.95%
1990 78 +13.9 +21.65%
1989 64.1 −6.5 −9.15%
1988 70.6 −2.5 −3.36%
1987 73 +5.4 +8.03%
1986 67.6 +10.9 +19.16%
1985 56.7 −5.1 −8.24%
1984 61.8 −2.9 −4.42%
1983 64.7 −15.3 −19.12%
1982 80 +21.9 +37.74%
1981 58.1 −13 −18.35%
1980 71.1 −14.4 −16.87%
1979 85.5 +5.4 +6.67%
1978 80.2 −1 −1.18%
1977 81.2 +11.6 +16.66%
1976 69.6 −10.3 −12.89%
1975 79.9 −21.2 −20.95%
1974 101 +15.5 +18.18%
1973 85.5 −26.9 −23.93%
1972 112.4 +7.6 +7.21%
1971 104.8 +31.8 +43.54%
1970 73 −30.4 −29.39%
1969 103.4 −0.7 −0.66%
1968 104.1 +19.2 +22.68%
1967 84.9 −19.2 −18.44%
1966 104.1 +4.5 +4.47%
1965 99.6 +6.9 +7.49%
1964 92.7 +6.7 +7.76%
1963 86 −13.2 −13.27%
1962 99.1 +3.3 +3.48%
1961 95.8 −9.4 −8.91%
1960 105.2

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.