Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iceland

Iceland: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 80.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
80.98
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.45
in 2021
All-time low
16.94
in 1882
Years of data
186
1838–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iceland, 1838–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iceland stood at 80.98.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iceland peaked at 81.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.94, in 1882.

Iceland ranks 20th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 186 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 28.64 26.58 30.7 2
1840s 33.09 18.22 40.85 10
1850s 35.9 27.62 45.1 10
1860s 27.95 18.29 32.96 10
1870s 34.82 24.47 40.98 10
1880s 37.33 16.94 50.45 10
1890s 45.57 34.46 50.33 10
1900s 47.64 42.69 51.68 10
1910s 52.42 48.38 56.55 10
1920s 55.35 50.47 61.08 10
1930s 60.32 57.34 63.91 10
1940s 65.07 59.53 69.7 10
1950s 70.37 68.58 71.71 10
1960s 71.09 70.15 72.42 10
1970s 72.24 70.66 73.96 10
1980s 74.38 73.07 75.94 10
1990s 76.32 74.76 77.48 10
2000s 78.89 77.73 79.62 10
2010s 80.57 79.55 81.3 10
2020s 80.76 79.36 81.45 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 17 Singapore 81.24 compare
  2. 18 South Korea 81.19 compare
  3. 19 Guernsey 81.01 compare
  4. 21 Spain 80.96 compare
  5. 22 Gibraltar 80.92 compare
  6. 23 Macao 80.82 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iceland?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iceland was 80.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 81.45 in 2021.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 16.94 in 1882.
How does Iceland rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
Iceland ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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