Iceland (2025)
6.8
deaths per 1,000 population
+1.5% YoY
YoY Change
+1.5%
deaths per 1,000 population
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Iceland Crude Death Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year deaths per 1,000 population YoY Change
2025 6.8 +1.5%
2024 6.7 unchanged
2023 6.7 -4.3%
2022 7 +11.1%
2021 6.3 unchanged
2020 6.3 unchanged
2019 6.3 -1.6%
2018 6.4 -1.5%
2017 6.5 -5.8%
2016 6.9 +4.5%
2015 6.6 +4.8%
2014 6.3 -6.0%
2013 6.7 +9.8%
2012 6.1 -1.6%
2011 6.2 -3.1%
2010 6.4 +1.6%
2009 6.3 unchanged
2008 6.3 +1.6%
2007 6.2 -1.6%
2006 6.3 +1.6%

About this Dataset

Iceland recorded 6.8 deaths per 1,000 population in 2025. The latest change was +0.1. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 6.1 in 2012 to 7 in 2022.

This page tracks the crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 population) in Iceland from 2005 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 excess mortality spike.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 population) in Iceland from 2005 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 excess mortality spike. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 7 deaths per 1,000 population in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.1 in 2012. The latest reading of 6.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1.