The Directorate of Health aims to promote health and well-being in Iceland, through good and safe healthcare services, health promotion and effective disease prevention.
Pertussis (Whooping cough)
Pertussis or whooping cough is a severe respiratory infection in children, especially in the first months of life. In adolescents and adults the disease is known by chronic and persistent coughing. The best prevention is vaccination.
License to practice and certificate
The Directorate of Health grants licenses to healthcare professionals and issues certificates confirming valid licenses to practice.
Interactive Dashboard
Statistics on public health and the activities of health services are available in interactive dashboards. The dashboards are based on data from health registers and surveys.
Dietary recommendations
A healthy and varied diet is important for health and well-being. The dietary recommendations emphasize increasing the consumption of vegetables, fruit, fish and whole grain products and reducing the consumption of sugar, saturated fat, salt and highly processed products.
News from Directorate of Health
Key Healthcare Performance Indicators - Updated figures and a new dashboard
The Directorate of Health has published Key Healthcare Performance Indicators for the second time with the latest available data, most often from 2022 for Iceland. The publication aims to gather in one place indicators that give insights into key aspects of healthcare services.
Implementation report of the study Health and Well-being in Iceland 2022
A report on the implementation of the study Health and Wellbeing in Iceland 2022 is now available on the study's website at the Directorate of Health.