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Iceland life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland ranks 18/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 82 years for males, 84.7 years for females, and 83.3 years for both sexes combined.

Iceland life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 83.3 82 84.7
2025 83.2 81.8 84.6
2024 83 81.6 84.5
2023 82.7 81 84.5
2022 81.6 79.4 84.1
2021 82.8 81.5 84.3
2020 82.7 81.2 84.2
2019 82.8 81.3 84.4
2018 82.5 80.9 84.1
2017 82.2 80.7 83.9
2016 81.8 80.1 83.6
2015 82.2 80.9 83.4
2014 82.4 80.9 83.9
2013 81.7 80.2 83.2
2012 82.3 81 83.6
2011 82 80.2 83.7
2010 81.6 79.6 83.7
2009 81.4 79.4 83.4
2008 81.2 79.6 82.9
2007 81.1 79.3 82.8
2006 80.9 79.2 82.6
2005 81.2 79.3 83
2004 80.7 78.7 82.7
2003 80.8 79.2 82.3
2002 80.3 78.3 82.2
2001 80.4 78.1 82.7
2000 79.5 77.7 81.3
1999 79.2 77.3 81.2
1998 79.4 77.5 81.3
1997 78.7 76.1 81.4
1996 78.6 76.4 81
1995 77.5 75.6 79.5
1994 79 77 81.1
1993 78.8 76.9 80.7
1992 78.6 76.6 80.6
1991 77.8 74.8 81
1990 77.7 75.2 80.4
1989 77.9 75.9 79.9
1988 76.9 74.3 79.6
1987 77.1 74.7 79.4
1986 77.9 75.2 80.6
1985 77.4 74.8 80.1
1984 77.3 74.6 80.1
1983 76.4 73.1 80.1
1982 76.8 74.4 79.3
1981 76.2 73.2 79.4
1980 76.6 73.4 80.1
1979 76.5 74 79.3
1978 76.4 73.6 79.3
1977 76.1 73.1 79.2
1976 76.6 73.7 79.8
1975 75.3 72.2 78.7
1974 74.1 70.9 77.7
1973 74.3 71.4 77.4
1972 74.4 72.1 76.9
1971 73.5 70.8 76.5
1970 73.8 70.7 77.2
1969 73.7 71.1 76.4
1968 73.9 71.5 76.4
1967 73.7 71.1 76.5
1966 73.1 70.2 76.3
1965 73.8 71.4 76.4
1964 73.5 70.9 76.3
1963 72.9 70.2 76
1962 73.6 71.3 76.1
1961 73.4 70.8 76.2
1960 74 72.4 75.7
1959 72.6 69.8 75.6
1958 73.3 70.9 75.9
1957 73.4 71.7 75.1
1956 72.9 71.5 74.3
1955 73.3 70.7 75.9
1954 73.3 71.1 75.6
1953 72.3 70.2 74.3
1952 72.4 70 74.8
1951 71 69.2 72.8
1950 71 68.6 73.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Iceland, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 71.4 years for men and 71.3 for women, with a combined average of 71.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 19.1 healthy years, 18.7 for males and 19.4 for females.

Iceland life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Iceland, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 53.7 Years

Mean expected age of death: 83.7 Years

Median expected age of death: 85.9 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 99.4% 99.2% 99.6%
50 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
60 96.0% 95.1% 96.8%
65 93.4% 92.4% 94.5%
70 89.3% 87.7% 91.1%
75 82.7% 80.2% 85.3%
80 71.6% 68.2% 75.1%
85 54.0% 49.4% 58.8%
90 30.9% 25.8% 35.9%
95 10.8% 7.8% 14.0%
100 1.8% 1.0% 2.7%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 37% 40.5% 35.4%
99 34.6% 38% 33.1%
98 32.2% 35.5% 30.6%
97 29.8% 33% 28.1%
96 27.4% 30.5% 25.7%
95 25.1% 28.1% 23.3%
94 22.9% 25.7% 21.1%
93 20.7% 23.3% 19%
92 18.7% 21.1% 17%
91 16.8% 19% 15.2%
90 15% 17% 13.5%
89 13.3% 15.2% 11.9%
88 11.9% 13.5% 10.5%
87 10.5% 12% 9.26%
86 9.19% 10.6% 8.11%
85 8.04% 9.29% 7.09%
84 7.05% 8.14% 6.18%
83 6.14% 7.09% 5.38%
82 5.35% 6.15% 4.68%
81 4.67% 5.31% 4.1%
80 4.08% 4.59% 3.59%
79 3.58% 4.01% 3.16%
78 3.12% 3.5% 2.77%
77 2.78% 3.11% 2.46%
76 2.48% 2.76% 2.19%
75 2.21% 2.47% 1.97%
74 1.96% 2.19% 1.73%
73 1.72% 1.95% 1.48%
72 1.5% 1.75% 1.26%
71 1.33% 1.58% 1.08%
70 1.2% 1.44% 0.96%
69 1.1% 1.31% 0.88%
68 0.98% 1.16% 0.8%
67 0.88% 1.02% 0.74%
66 0.79% 0.9% 0.68%
65 0.7% 0.79% 0.62%
64 0.63% 0.69% 0.58%
63 0.58% 0.62% 0.54%
62 0.53% 0.58% 0.49%
61 0.48% 0.54% 0.43%
60 0.44% 0.51% 0.37%
59 0.4% 0.48% 0.33%
58 0.36% 0.43% 0.29%
57 0.32% 0.39% 0.26%
56 0.29% 0.35% 0.23%
55 0.26% 0.31% 0.2%
54 0.23% 0.28% 0.18%
53 0.21% 0.25% 0.16%
52 0.19% 0.22% 0.15%
51 0.17% 0.2% 0.13%
50 0.15% 0.19% 0.12%
49 0.14% 0.17% 0.11%
48 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
47 0.11% 0.13% 0.09%
46 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
45 0.09% 0.1% 0.08%
44 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
43 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
42 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
41 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
40 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
39 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
38 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
37 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
36 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
35 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
34 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
33 0.06% 0.09% 0.03%
32 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
31 0.05% 0.08% 0.03%
30 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
29 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
28 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
27 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
26 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
25 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
24 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
23 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
22 0.03% 0.05% 0.02%
21 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
20 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
19 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
17 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
16 0.02% 0.02% 0.009%
15 0.01% 0.02% 0.009%
14 0.01% 0.02% 0.008%
13 0.009% 0.01% 0.008%
12 0.007% 0.007% 0.007%
11 0.004% 0.003% 0.005%
10 0.003% 0.002% 0.004%
9 0.003% 0.002% 0.004%
8 0.003% 0.002% 0.004%
7 0.004% 0.003% 0.005%
6 0.004% 0.003% 0.005%
5 0.004% 0.004% 0.005%
4 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
3 0.007% 0.009% 0.006%
2 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
1 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
0 0.11% 0.11% 0.11%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Iceland, the risk of dying is lowest at age 9 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 0.11% in the birth year, 0.05% at age 30, 0.44% at 60, and 4.08% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Iceland never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 3,398 years — 2,420 for males and 5,953 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102 101.8 102.1
99 101.1 100.9 101.2
98 100.3 100.1 100.4
97 99.5 99.2 99.6
96 98.6 98.4 98.8
95 97.9 97.6 98
94 97.1 96.8 97.3
93 96.3 96 96.6
92 95.6 95.3 95.9
91 94.9 94.6 95.2
90 94.3 93.9 94.6
89 93.6 93.2 94
88 93 92.6 93.4
87 92.4 92 92.8
86 91.9 91.4 92.3
85 91.4 90.8 91.8
84 90.9 90.3 91.4
83 90.4 89.8 91
82 90 89.4 90.6
81 89.6 89 90.2
80 89.2 88.6 89.9
79 88.9 88.2 89.5
78 88.6 87.9 89.2
77 88.3 87.6 88.9
76 88 87.2 88.7
75 87.7 87 88.4
74 87.4 86.7 88.2
73 87.2 86.4 87.9
72 87 86.2 87.7
71 86.8 86 87.6
70 86.6 85.7 87.4
69 86.4 85.5 87.3
68 86.2 85.3 87.1
67 86.1 85.1 87
66 85.9 85 86.8
65 85.8 84.8 86.7
64 85.6 84.7 86.6
63 85.5 84.5 86.4
62 85.4 84.4 86.3
61 85.3 84.3 86.2
60 85.1 84.2 86.1
59 85 84.1 86
58 84.9 83.9 85.9
57 84.9 83.8 85.9
56 84.8 83.7 85.8
55 84.7 83.7 85.7
54 84.6 83.6 85.7
53 84.6 83.5 85.6
52 84.5 83.4 85.6
51 84.4 83.4 85.5
50 84.4 83.3 85.5
49 84.3 83.3 85.5
48 84.3 83.2 85.4
47 84.3 83.2 85.4
46 84.2 83.1 85.4
45 84.2 83.1 85.3
44 84.2 83 85.3
43 84.1 83 85.3
42 84.1 83 85.2
41 84.1 82.9 85.2
40 84 82.9 85.2
39 84 82.9 85.2
38 84 82.8 85.1
37 83.9 82.8 85.1
36 83.9 82.8 85.1
35 83.9 82.7 85.1
34 83.9 82.7 85.1
33 83.8 82.6 85
32 83.8 82.6 85
31 83.8 82.6 85
30 83.7 82.5 85
29 83.7 82.5 85
28 83.7 82.5 85
27 83.7 82.4 85
26 83.7 82.4 85
25 83.6 82.4 84.9
24 83.6 82.3 84.9
23 83.6 82.3 84.9
22 83.6 82.3 84.9
21 83.5 82.2 84.9
20 83.5 82.2 84.9
19 83.5 82.2 84.9
18 83.5 82.2 84.9
17 83.5 82.2 84.9
16 83.5 82.1 84.9
15 83.5 82.1 84.8
14 83.5 82.1 84.8
13 83.4 82.1 84.8
12 83.4 82.1 84.8
11 83.4 82.1 84.8
10 83.4 82.1 84.8
9 83.4 82.1 84.8
8 83.4 82.1 84.8
7 83.4 82.1 84.8
6 83.4 82.1 84.8
5 83.4 82.1 84.8
4 83.4 82.1 84.8
3 83.4 82.1 84.8
2 83.4 82.1 84.8
1 83.4 82.1 84.8
0 83.3 82 84.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Iceland, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 85.8 years, rising to 86.6 at 70, 87.7 at 75, and 89.2 at 80 — all higher than the 83.3 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Iceland.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 1.82% 1.04% 2.65%
99 2.78% 1.67% 3.95%
98 4.11% 2.59% 5.69%
97 5.86% 3.87% 7.92%
96 8.07% 5.57% 10.7%
95 10.8% 7.74% 13.9%
94 14% 10.4% 17.6%
93 17.6% 13.6% 21.7%
92 21.7% 17.2% 26.2%
91 26.1% 21.3% 30.9%
90 30.6% 25.6% 35.7%
89 35.4% 30.2% 40.6%
88 40.1% 34.9% 45.3%
87 44.8% 39.7% 49.9%
86 49.4% 44.4% 54.4%
85 53.7% 48.9% 58.5%
84 57.8% 53.3% 62.4%
83 61.5% 57.3% 65.9%
82 65% 61.1% 69.1%
81 68.2% 64.5% 72.1%
80 71.1% 67.6% 74.8%
79 73.8% 70.5% 77.2%
78 76.1% 73% 79.4%
77 78.3% 75.4% 81.4%
76 80.3% 77.5% 83.2%
75 82.1% 79.4% 84.9%
74 83.8% 81.2% 86.4%
73 85.2% 82.8% 87.7%
72 86.5% 84.3% 88.8%
71 87.7% 85.7% 89.8%
70 88.7% 86.9% 90.7%
69 89.7% 88.1% 91.5%
68 90.6% 89.1% 92.2%
67 91.4% 90% 92.9%
66 92.1% 90.8% 93.5%
65 92.8% 91.6% 94.1%
64 93.4% 92.2% 94.7%
63 93.9% 92.8% 95.2%
62 94.4% 93.3% 95.6%
61 94.9% 93.8% 96%
60 95.3% 94.3% 96.4%
59 95.7% 94.8% 96.7%
58 96% 95.2% 97%
57 96.4% 95.5% 97.3%
56 96.6% 95.9% 97.5%
55 96.9% 96.2% 97.7%
54 97.1% 96.4% 97.9%
53 97.3% 96.7% 98%
52 97.5% 96.9% 98.2%
51 97.7% 97.1% 98.3%
50 97.8% 97.3% 98.4%
49 97.9% 97.4% 98.5%
48 98.1% 97.6% 98.6%
47 98.2% 97.7% 98.7%
46 98.3% 97.8% 98.8%
45 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
44 98.5% 98% 98.9%
43 98.5% 98.1% 99%
42 98.6% 98.2% 99.1%
41 98.7% 98.3% 99.1%
40 98.8% 98.4% 99.2%
39 98.8% 98.4% 99.2%
38 98.9% 98.5% 99.3%
37 98.9% 98.6% 99.3%
36 99% 98.6% 99.4%
35 99.1% 98.7% 99.4%
34 99.1% 98.8% 99.4%
33 99.2% 98.9% 99.5%
32 99.2% 99% 99.5%
31 99.3% 99.1% 99.5%
30 99.3% 99.1% 99.6%
29 99.4% 99.2% 99.6%
28 99.4% 99.2% 99.6%
27 99.5% 99.3% 99.6%
26 99.5% 99.3% 99.6%
25 99.5% 99.4% 99.7%
24 99.6% 99.5% 99.7%
23 99.6% 99.5% 99.7%
22 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
21 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
20 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
19 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
18 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
17 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
16 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
15 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
14 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
13 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
12 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
11 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
10 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
9 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
8 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
7 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
6 99.8% 99.8% 99.9%
5 99.8% 99.8% 99.9%
4 99.9% 99.8% 99.9%
3 99.9% 99.9% 99.9%
2 99.9% 99.9% 99.9%
1 99.9% 99.9% 99.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Iceland, 95.3% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 88.7% past 70, 71.1% past 80, 30.6% past 90, and only 1.82% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Iceland Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Iceland

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 480 184.2 789
99 964 634 1,307
98 1,325 920 1,740
97 1,748 1,277 2,224
96 2,214 1,699 2,735
95 2,706 2,171 3,243
94 3,204 2,671 3,718
93 3,659 3,169 4,131
92 4,055 3,635 4,460
91 4,370 4,042 4,690
90 4,582 4,367 4,817
89 4,718 4,597 4,841
88 4,766 4,725 4,772
87 4,703 4,755 4,624
86 4,536 4,693 4,410
85 4,316 4,549 4,148
84 4,075 4,336 3,853
83 3,782 4,068 3,543
82 3,480 3,758 3,238
81 3,188 3,427 2,953
80 2,899 3,104 2,685
79 2,640 2,824 2,439
78 2,379 2,556 2,200
77 2,174 2,342 2,002
76 1,990 2,136 1,823
75 1,818 1,959 1,670
74 1,639 1,781 1,493
73 1,465 1,618 1,302
72 1,299 1,472 1,117
71 1,163 1,351 970
70 1,065 1,252 873
69 984 1,154 805
68 888 1,031 740
67 803 919 685
66 727 816 634
65 654 719 586
64 590 635 545
63 544 579 510
62 500 537 465
61 459 508 411
60 421 482 359
59 384 452 317
58 348 413 280.6
57 313 372 249
56 279.5 334 221.7
55 252.7 301 199.9
54 226.1 269.1 180.1
53 201.4 238.7 161.5
52 180.5 212 145.7
51 164.3 193.5 132
50 150.7 180 118.3
49 135.6 163.1 105.5
48 119.4 141.5 95.8
47 106.3 122.6 88.5
46 97.6 110.8 82.7
45 90.5 102.4 76.9
44 88.1 100.4 73.6
43 84.7 97.7 69.8
42 77.4 89.5 63.6
41 73.1 85 59.7
40 65 75.3 53.4
39 61.8 72.1 49.7
38 60.4 71.7 46.6
37 60.5 74.3 44.2
36 59.3 75.5 40.6
35 59.6 78.4 37.4
34 59.9 81 34.8
33 61.1 85.2 33.9
32 57.6 81.5 31.3
31 52.8 75.3 28.2
30 48.1 68.5 26
29 43.4 61.3 24.1
28 40.1 56.9 22.3
27 38 55.2 20.3
26 37 55.4 18.3
25 36.8 55.6 17.2
24 36.8 55.3 17.6
23 35.3 52.1 18.2
22 33.6 48.4 18.4
21 31.6 44.6 17.9
20 29.3 41.2 16.8
19 27.1 38.2 15.4
18 24.3 34.4 13.6
17 20.6 29.4 11.2
16 17 24.2 9.38
15 14.3 19.8 8.54
14 11.9 15.4 8.13
13 9.46 11.2 7.74
12 6.68 6.6 6.75
11 4.04 3.03 5.11
10 3 1.79 4.27
9 2.86 1.66 4.13
8 3.25 2.18 4.44
7 3.69 2.8 4.65
6 3.84 3.04 4.7
5 4.13 3.5 4.81
4 5.24 5.27 5.21
3 7.25 8.57 5.84
2 9.29 11.8 6.6
1 13.8 17.6 9.72
0 114.6 114.4 114.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Iceland, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 88 for both sexes combined, 87 for males, and 89 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 84.8 for men, 87 for women, and 85.9 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Iceland's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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