Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Iceland
Iceland: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 19.08 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Iceland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Iceland is 19.08, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Iceland peaked at 19.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.37, in 2000.
That places Iceland 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.37 | — |
| 2001 | 17.53 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 17.68 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 17.79 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.86 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.91 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.98 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18.04 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.12 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 18.22 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.33 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.46 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.57 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.65 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.7 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.75 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.81 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.89 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.98 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.07 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.1 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 19.08 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.85 | 17.37 | 18.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.72 | 18.33 | 19.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.09 | 19.08 | 19.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Singapore 20.33 compare
- 3 South Korea 19.63 compare
- 4 Australia 19.1 compare
- 6 Switzerland 18.97 compare
- 7 Spain 18.86 compare
- 8 Luxembourg 18.83 compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.085 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.2125 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Iceland?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Iceland was 19.08 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.37 in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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