This is a list of motor vehicle deaths in Iceland by year. The first fatal vehicle accident in Iceland occurred 29 June 1919, when 66-year-old pedestrian Ólöf Margrét Helgadóttir was hit in Bankastræti at the intersection with Ingólfsstræti. She sustained severe injuries when the front wheels of the vehicle went over her and died the following day.
Year | Deaths | Deaths per 100,000 | |
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1963 | 19 | 10.22 | |
1964 | 25 | 13.23 | |
1965 | 20 | 10.42 | |
1966 | 19 | 9.69 | |
1967 | 20 | 10.05 | |
1968 | 6 | 2.99 | |
1969 | 12 | 5.91 | |
1970 | 20 | 9.80 | |
1971 | 21 | 10.19 | |
1972 | 23 | 11.00 | |
1973 | 25 | 11.79 | |
1974 | 20 | 9.30 | |
1975 | 33 | 15.14 | |
1976 | 19 | 8.64 | |
1977 | 37 | 16.67 | |
1978 | 27 | 12.05 | |
1979 | 27 | 11.95 | |
1980 | 25 | 10.96 | |
1981 | 24 | 10.39 | |
1982 | 24 | 10.26 | |
1983 | 18 | 7.59 | |
1984 | 27 | 11.25 | |
1985 | 24 | 9.96 | |
1986 | 24 | 9.88 | |
1987 | 24 | 9.76 | |
1988 | 29 | 11.60 | |
1989 | 28 | 11.07 | |
1990 | 24 | 9.41 | |
1991 | 27 | 10.47 | |
1992 | 21 | 8.05 | |
1993 | 17 | 6.44 | |
1994 | 12 | 4.51 | |
1995 | 24 | 8.99 | |
1996 | 10 | 3.72 | |
1997 | 15 | 5.54 | |
1998 | 27 | 9.85 | |
1999 | 21 | 7.58 | |
2000 | 32 | 11.39 | |
2001 | 24 | 8.42 | |
2002 | 29 | 10.07 | |
2003 | 23 | 7.93 | |
2004 | 23 | 7.88 | |
2005 | 19 | 6.40 | |
2006 | 31 | 10.20 | |
2007 | 15 | 4.87 | |
2008 | 12 | 3.81 | |
2009 | 17 | 5.35 | |
2010 | 8 | 2.52 | |
2011 | 12 | 3.75 | |
2012 | 9 | 2.80 | |
2013 | 15 | 4.60 | |
2014 | 4 | 1.22 | |
2015 | 16 | 4.80 | |
2016 | 18 | 5.33 | |
2017 | 16 | 4.58 | |
2018 | 18 | 5.04 | |
2019 | 6 | 1.65 | |
2020 | 8 | 2.17 | |
2021 | 9 | 2.39 | |
2022 | 9 | 2.32 |