Births - statistics
Birth Register
-Automatic translation
The birth register has been held at Landspítali University Hospital since 1972; until then, all birth announcements were sent to the Directorate of Health. A form is completed at each birth, and information is sent to the Birth Register and the National Registry.
The Birth Register records various obstetric issues, such as problems during childbirth, intervention, and abnormalities. The place and time of birth are also recorded, gestational age, previous births, weight and length of the child, and diagnosis.
The Register of Births has published annual reports since 1995. Older reports are available on Landspítali University Hospital's web. The latest versions of the annual reports may be found here.
Further information
Guidelines for recording ICD-10 diagnoses for newborns. Published 2022. (Icelandic)
Guidelines for choosing a place of birth. Published 2007 (Icelandic)
Professional guidelines for midwives' home services. Útgefið 2014 (Icelandic)
Service provider
Directorate of Health