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Iceland

Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2009 21
% of population aged 65+ years 2009 12
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2009 6
Estimated infant mortality per 1000 live births (World Health Report) 2009 2
Estimated life expectancy, (World Health Report) 2009 82
Hospital beds per 100000 2007 579
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2009 2
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2009 82
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2009 84
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2009 80
Live births per 1000 population 2010 15
Mid-year population 2010 318006
Physicians per 100000 2010 360
SDR all causes, all ages, per 100000 2009 507
SDR, diseases of circulatory system, all ages per 100000 2009 173
SDR, external cause injury and poison, all ages per 100000 2009 35
SDR, malignant neoplasms, all ages per 100000 2009 156
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 8
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2010 7