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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The infant mortality rate in Iceland was the lowest in the world in 2011, 1.1 per 1,000 live births, according to new data published on the website of Statistics Iceland.
Photo: Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir/Iceland Review.
Singapore* is second, with 1.9 per 1,000 live births, followed by Japan and Sweden. Angola has the highest infant mortality 104.3 per 1,000 live births.
Around 60 years ago, the infant mortality in Iceland was 21.28 per 1,000 live births.
The mean life expectancy for Icelandic men was highest in Europe in 2011, along with Switzerland, with an average expected life span of 79.8 years.
Men in Russia have the shortest life span of men in Europe, or 62.4 years—close to 20 years less than the average Icelandic male.
The mean life expectancy for Icelandic women was only the sixth highest in Europe, 83.2 years, three years longer than the Icelandic male. French women top the list with 85.0 years, followed by Spain with 84.6 and Switzerland with 84.3 years.
*The numbers from Singapore are older, from 2005 to 2010.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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Outgoing Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir stated that The Simpsons episode which was dedicated to Iceland and premiered on Sunday had definitely served as good promotion for the country.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have been called to separate meetings tonight to discuss the planned coalition of the two parties in Iceland’s next government.
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Trips to the top of Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (aka Hvannadalshnúkur), have proven popular this year, according to Icelandic Mountain Guides. Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak on Öræfajökull in South Iceland measuring 2,109 meters in height.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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