Survival to age 65, female in Iceland
Iceland: Survival to age 65, female was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 93.9% for survival to age 65, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Iceland peaked at 93.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 1971.
That places Iceland 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.3% | — |
| 1961 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 85.3% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 84.5% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 83.3% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 86.7% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 82.7% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 86.2% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 88.7% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 88.0% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 85.8% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 85.1% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 87.9% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 86.3% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 89.3% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 86.8% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 90.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 89.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 91.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.3% | 83.3% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.6% | 82.7% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 86.3% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 87.3% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 89.2% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 92.4% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.3% | 93.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Iceland?
- Survival to age 65, female in Iceland was 93.9% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Iceland ranks 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.