Iceland vs Middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Iceland
82.81 years
in 2024
Middle income
72.87 years
in 2024
Iceland rank
26th
Middle income rank
24th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Iceland
- Middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 82.81 years against 72.87 years in Middle income, a difference of 9.94 years.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.66 years | 50.32 years | 23.34 years | Iceland |
| 1970s | 75.33 years | 56.48 years | 18.84 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 77.3 years | 61.45 years | 15.85 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 78.76 years | 64.75 years | 14.01 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 81.03 years | 67.95 years | 13.08 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 82.55 years | 71.01 years | 11.53 years | Iceland |
| 2020s | 82.72 years | 72 years | 10.72 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Iceland or Middle income?
- Iceland, at 82.81 years against 72.87 years in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Iceland and Middle income?
- 9.94 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Iceland ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 24th of 218 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.