Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Ísland
Ísland: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 82.8 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.8 Year
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
104th
of 423 regions
All-time high
83 Year
in 2012
All-time low
78 Year
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Ísland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
Ísland recorded 82.8 Year for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Ísland peaked at 83 Year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78 Year, in 1991.
That places Ísland 104th out of 423 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Ísland, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.1 Year | — |
| 1991 | 78 Year | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.8 Year | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 79 Year | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78 Year | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 78.8 Year | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 78.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.7 Year | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 79.4 Year | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.7 Year | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 80.6 Year | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81 Year | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.5 Year | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.2 Year | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.8 Year | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.4 Year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83 Year | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.1 Year | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.6 Year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.4 Year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.1 Year | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83 Year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.9 Year | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 83 Year | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.2 Year | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.4 Year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.8 Year | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8 Year | 78 Year | 79.7 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.07 Year | 79.7 Year | 81.8 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.46 Year | 81.9 Year | 83 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.66 Year | 82.2 Year | 83 Year | 5 |
More health data for Ísland
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 1.4 Rate (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 6 Number (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 1,404 Number (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 1,039 Number (2020)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 2.89 Rate (2023)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 13 Number (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Ísland?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Ísland was 82.8 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Ísland?
- The highest recorded value was 83 Year in 2012.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Ísland?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 Year in 1991.
- How does Ísland rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Ísland ranks 104th out of 423 regions with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Ísland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ísland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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