Female to male life expectancy ratio in Iceland
Iceland: Female to male life expectancy ratio was 1.04 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.04
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
215th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.3
in 1867
All-time low
0.9465
in 1891
Years of data
186
1838–2023
Female to male life expectancy ratio in Iceland, 1838–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.04 for female to male life expectancy ratio in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female to male life expectancy ratio in Iceland peaked at 1.3 in 1867 and was at its lowest, 0.9465, in 1891.
Iceland ranks 215th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 186 years of available data.
Female to male life expectancy ratio in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1838 | 1.12 | — |
| 1839 | 1.11 | -0.7% |
| 1840 | 1.05 | -6.0% |
| 1841 | 1.09 | +3.9% |
| 1842 | 1.27 | +16.6% |
| 1843 | 1.24 | -2.3% |
| 1844 | 1.1 | -10.8% |
| 1845 | 1.12 | +1.3% |
| 1846 | 1.05 | -5.8% |
| 1847 | 1.2 | +13.6% |
| 1848 | 1.16 | -3.4% |
| 1849 | 1.16 | +0.6% |
| 1850 | 1.09 | -6.5% |
| 1851 | 1.19 | +9.4% |
| 1852 | 1.08 | -9.2% |
| 1853 | 1.16 | +7.3% |
| 1854 | 1.2 | +3.3% |
| 1855 | 1.16 | -2.8% |
| 1856 | 1.21 | +4.2% |
| 1857 | 1.19 | -2.0% |
| 1858 | 1.11 | -6.6% |
| 1859 | 1.14 | +3.0% |
| 1860 | 1.18 | +3.0% |
| 1861 | 1.17 | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 1.11 | -5.0% |
| 1863 | 1.23 | +10.8% |
| 1864 | 1.24 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 1.19 | -4.2% |
| 1866 | 1.13 | -5.1% |
| 1867 | 1.3 | +15.5% |
| 1868 | 1.25 | -3.9% |
| 1869 | 1.15 | -7.6% |
| 1870 | 1.24 | +7.0% |
| 1871 | 1.19 | -4.0% |
| 1872 | 1.06 | -10.3% |
| 1873 | 1.11 | +4.4% |
| 1874 | 1.12 | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 1.21 | +8.1% |
| 1876 | 1.15 | -5.0% |
| 1877 | 1.18 | +2.3% |
| 1878 | 1.17 | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 1.28 | +9.6% |
| 1880 | 1.12 | -12.2% |
| 1881 | 1.09 | -2.9% |
| 1882 | 1.12 | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 1.16 | +3.2% |
| 1884 | 1.17 | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 1.15 | -1.2% |
| 1886 | 1.1 | -4.2% |
| 1887 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 1888 | 1.19 | -0.9% |
| 1889 | 1.08 | -9.7% |
| 1890 | 1.13 | +5.2% |
| 1891 | 0.9465 | -16.5% |
| 1892 | 1.11 | +17.7% |
| 1893 | 1.18 | +6.4% |
| 1894 | 1.21 | +2.0% |
| 1895 | 1.08 | -10.4% |
| 1896 | 1.11 | +2.5% |
| 1897 | 1.1 | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 1.17 | +6.1% |
| 1899 | 1.16 | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 1.13 | -2.0% |
| 1901 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 1.06 | -7.0% |
| 1903 | 1.05 | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.09 | +4.1% |
| 1905 | 1.15 | +4.8% |
| 1906 | 1.22 | +6.6% |
| 1907 | 1.11 | -9.0% |
| 1908 | 1.14 | +2.9% |
| 1909 | 1.03 | -10.3% |
| 1910 | 1.08 | +5.2% |
| 1911 | 1.1 | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 1.13 | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 1.08 | -4.0% |
| 1914 | 1.15 | +6.0% |
| 1915 | 1.11 | -2.9% |
| 1916 | 1.16 | +3.9% |
| 1917 | 1.09 | -5.9% |
| 1918 | 1.07 | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | 1.15 | +7.3% |
| 1922 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 1.11 | -3.1% |
| 1924 | 1.14 | +2.8% |
| 1925 | 1.05 | -7.7% |
| 1926 | 1.08 | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 1.02 | -5.2% |
| 1929 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 1.08 | +5.7% |
| 1931 | 1.04 | -3.5% |
| 1932 | 1.07 | +2.5% |
| 1933 | 1.09 | +2.3% |
| 1934 | 1.04 | -4.4% |
| 1935 | 1.07 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 1.12 | +4.5% |
| 1937 | 1.06 | -5.5% |
| 1938 | 1.1 | +3.8% |
| 1939 | 1.06 | -3.3% |
| 1940 | 1.09 | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 1.13 | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 1.06 | -5.9% |
| 1943 | 1.05 | -1.3% |
| 1944 | 1.07 | +2.3% |
| 1945 | 1.05 | -1.7% |
| 1946 | 1.1 | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 1.06 | -3.4% |
| 1948 | 1.01 | -4.3% |
| 1949 | 1.05 | +3.8% |
| 1950 | 1.07 | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 1.05 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 1.07 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 1.04 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 1.05 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 1.07 | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 1.08 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 1.08 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.09 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.1 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.07 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.05 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.05 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.05 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 | -1.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.04 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.04 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 2 |
| 1840s | 1.14 | 1.05 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.2 | 1.11 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.12 | 0.9465 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.1 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.09 | 1.02 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female to male life expectancy ratio in Iceland?
- Female to male life expectancy ratio in Iceland was 1.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 1867.
- What is the lowest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9465 in 1891.
- How does Iceland rank for female to male life expectancy ratio?
- Iceland ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female to male life expectancy ratio rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female to male life expectancy ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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