Iceland vs Malta: Life expectancy at birth, total
Iceland
82.81 years
in 2024
Malta
82.96 years
in 2024
Iceland rank
26th
Malta rank
25th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 82.96 years against 82.81 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 26th and Malta ranks 25th of 219 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.66 years | 69.27 years | 4.39 years | Iceland |
| 1970s | 75.33 years | 71.49 years | 3.84 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 77.3 years | 73.86 years | 3.44 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 78.76 years | 77 years | 1.76 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 81.03 years | 79.21 years | 1.81 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 82.55 years | 81.78 years | 0.7668 years | Iceland |
| 2020s | 82.72 years | 82.59 years | 0.1298 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at 82.96 years against 82.81 years in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.15 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, total?
- Iceland ranks 26th and Malta ranks 25th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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.