Iceland vs Norway: Survival to age 65, male
Iceland
91.2%
in 2024
Norway
91.1%
in 2024
Iceland rank
10th
Norway rank
12th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 91.2% against 91.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.0% | 74.9% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 1970s | 75.0% | 75.5% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 1980s | 79.9% | 77.4% | 2.5% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 83.9% | 81.6% | 2.3% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 85.7% | 1.9% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 88.9% | 0.7% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 90.8% | 2.9% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 91.2% against 91.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Iceland 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, male?
- Iceland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 12th 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, male (% 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.