Iceland vs Upper middle income: Survival to age 65, male
Iceland
91.2%
in 2024
Upper middle income
77.5%
in 2024
Iceland rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
12th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Iceland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 91.2% against 77.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.7%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.0% | 41.1% | 33.0% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 75.0% | 52.8% | 22.2% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 79.9% | 61.0% | 18.9% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 83.9% | 66.7% | 17.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 71.5% | 16.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 75.6% | 14.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 76.3% | 11.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Iceland or Upper middle income?
- Iceland, at 91.2% against 77.5% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 13.7%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Iceland ranks 10th and Upper middle income 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.