Iceland vs Malta: Life expectancy at birth, female
Iceland
84.5 years
in 2024
Malta
84.8 years
in 2024
Iceland rank
30th
Malta rank
27th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 84.8 years against 84.5 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 30th and Malta ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.31 years | 71.22 years | 5.09 years | Iceland |
| 1970s | 78.48 years | 73.69 years | 4.79 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 80.2 years | 76.01 years | 4.19 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 81.1 years | 79.39 years | 1.72 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 82.99 years | 81.56 years | 1.43 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 84.21 years | 83.94 years | 0.27 years | Iceland |
| 2020s | 84.28 years | 84.56 years | 0.28 years | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at 84.8 years against 84.5 years in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.3 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Iceland ranks 30th and Malta ranks 27th of 217 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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About this data
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.