Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Iceland
Iceland: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Iceland, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Iceland is 3, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Iceland peaked at 15 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2016.
That places Iceland 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11 | — |
| 1986 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 1987 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 1990 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 1996 | 7 | -46.2% |
| 1997 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -58.3% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | -40.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 38% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6, 50% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +200.0% | 4 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8 | 11 | 15 | 5 |
| 1990s | 9.8 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.25 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Iceland?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Iceland was 3 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 1986.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Iceland ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.