In 2022, nearly 2,700 people died in Iceland, the highest number during the time of consideration. This was more than 600 individuals more than the year before. Over the last decade, the average age of the Icelandic population increased slightly year by year.
Number of deaths in Iceland from 2012 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of deaths
2022
2,693
2021
2,333
2020
2,307
2019
2,277
2018
2,254
2017
2,239
2016
2,309
2015
2,178
2014
2,049
2013
2,154
2012
1,955
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