Iceland vs Lower middle income: Life expectancy at birth, female

Iceland
84.5 years
in 2024
Lower middle income
71.34 years
in 2024
Iceland rank
30th
Lower middle income rank
35th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 84.5 years against 71.34 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.16 years.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 218 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 76.31 years 46.39 years 29.92 years Iceland
1970s 78.48 years 50.77 years 27.71 years Iceland
1980s 80.2 years 56.43 years 23.77 years Iceland
1990s 81.1 years 60.13 years 20.98 years Iceland
2000s 82.99 years 64.37 years 18.62 years Iceland
2010s 84.21 years 68.51 years 15.7 years Iceland
2020s 84.28 years 70.13 years 14.15 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Iceland or Lower middle income?
Iceland, at 84.5 years against 71.34 years in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Iceland and Lower middle income?
13.16 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lower middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Lower middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Iceland ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.