Iceland vs Norway: Survival to age 65, female

Iceland
93.9%
in 2024
Norway
93.9%
in 2024
Iceland rank
22nd
Norway rank
20th

Survival to age 65, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 93.9% against 93.9% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Iceland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 20th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 84.3% 85.7% 1.3% Norway
1970s 85.6% 87.5% 1.9% Norway
1980s 88.3% 88.5% 0.3% Norway
1990s 89.3% 89.6% 0.3% Norway
2000s 91.5% 91.0% 0.6% Iceland
2010s 92.9% 92.8% 0.0% Iceland
2020s 93.1% 94.0% 0.9% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Iceland or Norway?
Norway, at 93.9% against 93.9% in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Iceland and Norway?
0.0%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
Iceland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.