Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland
Iceland: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.03 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
92.03
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.03
in 2100
All-time low
45.1
in 1843
Years of data
263
1838–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland, 1838–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland is 92.03, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 263 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland peaked at 92.03 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 45.1, in 1843.
That places Iceland 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 263 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1838 | 55.26 | — |
| 1839 | 52.83 | -4.4% |
| 1840 | 57.38 | +8.6% |
| 1841 | 61.03 | +6.4% |
| 1842 | 56.36 | -7.7% |
| 1843 | 45.1 | -20.0% |
| 1844 | 59.67 | +32.3% |
| 1845 | 58.71 | -1.6% |
| 1846 | 48.26 | -17.8% |
| 1847 | 58.35 | +20.9% |
| 1848 | 61.5 | +5.4% |
| 1849 | 65.4 | +6.3% |
| 1850 | 65.7 | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 59.25 | -9.8% |
| 1852 | 61.06 | +3.1% |
| 1853 | 64.89 | +6.3% |
| 1854 | 59.75 | -7.9% |
| 1855 | 55.58 | -7.0% |
| 1856 | 61.78 | +11.2% |
| 1857 | 61.63 | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 58.36 | -5.3% |
| 1859 | 52.44 | -10.1% |
| 1860 | 49.23 | -6.1% |
| 1861 | 54.64 | +11.0% |
| 1862 | 49.6 | -9.2% |
| 1863 | 52.35 | +5.5% |
| 1864 | 54.27 | +3.7% |
| 1865 | 54.76 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 47.16 | -13.9% |
| 1867 | 58.64 | +24.3% |
| 1868 | 55.46 | -5.4% |
| 1869 | 52.01 | -6.2% |
| 1870 | 56.45 | +8.5% |
| 1871 | 56.07 | -0.7% |
| 1872 | 53.45 | -4.7% |
| 1873 | 53.66 | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 59.44 | +10.8% |
| 1875 | 59.39 | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 60.8 | +2.4% |
| 1877 | 61.06 | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 59.68 | -2.3% |
| 1879 | 53.68 | -10.1% |
| 1880 | 59.59 | +11.0% |
| 1881 | 59.27 | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 47.23 | -20.3% |
| 1883 | 54.1 | +14.5% |
| 1884 | 58.6 | +8.3% |
| 1885 | 61.17 | +4.4% |
| 1886 | 59.88 | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 55.62 | -7.1% |
| 1888 | 59.31 | +6.6% |
| 1889 | 61.89 | +4.4% |
| 1890 | 56.89 | -8.1% |
| 1891 | 62.12 | +9.2% |
| 1892 | 62.52 | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 61.24 | -2.0% |
| 1894 | 54.77 | -10.6% |
| 1895 | 64.36 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | 64.3 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 61.04 | -5.1% |
| 1898 | 58.37 | -4.4% |
| 1899 | 59.63 | +2.2% |
| 1900 | 57.77 | -3.1% |
| 1901 | 61.89 | +7.1% |
| 1902 | 64.27 | +3.8% |
| 1903 | 63.62 | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 62.11 | -2.4% |
| 1905 | 59.76 | -3.8% |
| 1906 | 61.65 | +3.2% |
| 1907 | 60.97 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 61.76 | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 65.29 | +5.7% |
| 1910 | 63.17 | -3.2% |
| 1911 | 64.87 | +2.7% |
| 1912 | 63.51 | -2.1% |
| 1913 | 65.59 | +3.3% |
| 1914 | 62.04 | -5.4% |
| 1915 | 61.43 | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 63.76 | +3.8% |
| 1917 | 65.82 | +3.2% |
| 1918 | 56.73 | -13.8% |
| 1919 | 65.45 | +15.4% |
| 1920 | 64.25 | -1.8% |
| 1921 | 61.5 | -4.3% |
| 1922 | 63.76 | +3.7% |
| 1923 | 63.87 | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 61.75 | -3.3% |
| 1925 | 63.78 | +3.3% |
| 1926 | 66.67 | +4.5% |
| 1927 | 67.08 | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 66.77 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 65.61 | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 65.32 | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 66.24 | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 67.11 | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 67.34 | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 69.15 | +2.7% |
| 1935 | 67.5 | -2.4% |
| 1936 | 68.52 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 67.33 | -1.7% |
| 1938 | 68.64 | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 70.06 | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 69.94 | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 66.98 | -4.2% |
| 1942 | 69.48 | +3.7% |
| 1943 | 68.9 | -0.8% |
| 1944 | 70.95 | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 71.35 | +0.6% |
| 1946 | 72.16 | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 72.23 | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 73.18 | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 73.97 | +1.1% |
| 1950 | 73.54 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 73.65 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 74.56 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 74.65 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 75.58 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 75.54 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 74.88 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 75.25 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 75.36 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 74.36 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 75.72 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 75.33 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 75.44 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 74.86 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 75.46 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 75.46 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 74.7 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 75.1 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 75.55 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 75 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 75.15 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 75.03 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 75.64 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 75.53 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 75.43 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 76.72 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 77.64 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 77.31 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 77.71 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 77.44 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 77.53 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.97 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 77.62 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 77.24 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 77.94 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 78.12 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 78.35 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.95 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 77.61 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 78.61 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 78.45 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 78.39 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 79.22 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 79.32 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 79.51 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 78.58 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 79.14 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 79.3 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 79.88 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 79.63 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.97 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.84 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.76 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.17 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.13 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.52 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.25 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.49 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.64 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.7 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.96 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.28 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.6 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.07 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.73 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.54 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.08 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.67 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.73 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.04 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.11 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.3 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.74 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 82.85 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 83.19 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 83.32 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 83.46 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 83.59 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 83.73 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 83.87 | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 84 | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 84.14 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 84.26 | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 84.39 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 84.51 | +0.1% |
| 2035 | 84.64 | +0.1% |
| 2036 | 84.77 | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 84.89 | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 85 | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 85.11 | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 85.24 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 85.37 | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 85.48 | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 85.6 | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 85.73 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 85.83 | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 85.95 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 86.06 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 86.18 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 86.29 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 86.42 | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 86.53 | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 86.65 | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 86.75 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 86.87 | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 86.98 | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 87.09 | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 87.2 | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 87.31 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 87.42 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 87.54 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 87.64 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 87.76 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 87.86 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 87.98 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 88.09 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 88.21 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 88.32 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 88.43 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 88.53 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 88.65 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 88.76 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 88.88 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 88.99 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 89.09 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 89.2 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 89.31 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 89.42 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 89.55 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 89.66 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 89.78 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 89.88 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 90 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 90.11 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 90.22 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 90.34 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 90.45 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 90.57 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 90.69 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 90.81 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 90.91 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 91.02 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 91.13 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 91.25 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 91.35 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 91.47 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 91.58 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 91.67 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 91.8 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 91.91 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 92.03 | +0.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 92.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.84, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 92.03 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.85, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 | +32.3% | 45.1 | 59.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 54.05 | 52.83 | 55.26 | 2 |
| 1840s | 57.18 | 45.1 | 65.4 | 10 |
| 1850s | 60.04 | 52.44 | 65.7 | 10 |
| 1860s | 52.81 | 47.16 | 58.64 | 10 |
| 1870s | 57.37 | 53.45 | 61.06 | 10 |
| 1880s | 57.67 | 47.23 | 61.89 | 10 |
| 1890s | 60.52 | 54.77 | 64.36 | 10 |
| 1900s | 61.91 | 57.77 | 65.29 | 10 |
| 1910s | 63.24 | 56.73 | 65.82 | 10 |
| 1920s | 64.5 | 61.5 | 67.08 | 10 |
| 1930s | 67.72 | 65.32 | 70.06 | 10 |
| 1940s | 70.91 | 66.98 | 73.97 | 10 |
| 1950s | 74.74 | 73.54 | 75.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 75.26 | 74.7 | 75.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.36 | 75.03 | 77.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.79 | 76.97 | 78.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.14 | 78.39 | 79.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.15 | 79.97 | 81.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.47 | 81.96 | 83.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.22 | 81.74 | 83.87 | 10 |
| 2030s | 84.57 | 84 | 85.11 | 10 |
| 2040s | 85.77 | 85.24 | 86.29 | 10 |
| 2050s | 86.92 | 86.42 | 87.42 | 10 |
| 2060s | 88.04 | 87.54 | 88.53 | 10 |
| 2070s | 89.15 | 88.65 | 89.66 | 10 |
| 2080s | 90.29 | 89.78 | 90.81 | 10 |
| 2090s | 91.41 | 90.91 | 91.91 | 10 |
| 2100s | 92.03 | 92.03 | 92.03 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland was 92.03 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 92.03 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1 in 1843.
- How does Iceland rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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