Iceland vs World: Survival to age 65, female
Iceland
93.9%
in 2024
World
82.5%
in 2024
Iceland rank
22nd
World rank
23rd
Survival to age 65, female over time
- Iceland
- World
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 93.9% against 82.5% in World, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 22nd and World ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.3% | 57.4% | 26.9% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 85.6% | 63.8% | 21.8% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 69.7% | 18.6% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 73.2% | 16.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 77.0% | 14.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 80.5% | 12.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 81.2% | 11.9% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Iceland or World?
- Iceland, at 93.9% against 82.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Iceland and World?
- 11.4%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and World rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
- Iceland ranks 22nd and World ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.