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Life Expectancy in Iceland vs Malawi (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Iceland vs 67.9 in Malawi. Iceland is ranked 18/197 by life expectancy, and Malawi is 152/197. In Iceland, the life expectancy is 82 years for males and 84.7 years for females. In Malawi, it's 64.6 years for males and 71.1 years for females.

Iceland vs Malawi life expectancy at birth by year

Iceland
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 83.3 82 84.7 67.9 64.6 71.1
2025 83.2 81.8 84.6 67.7 64.4 71
2024 83 81.6 84.5 67.6 64.3 70.8
2023 82.7 81 84.5 67.4 64.1 70.6
2022 81.6 79.4 84.1 66 62.7 69.4
2021 82.8 81.5 84.3 64.8 61.3 68.2
2020 82.7 81.2 84.2 65.2 61.7 68.8
2019 82.8 81.3 84.4 65 61.6 68.4
2018 82.5 80.9 84.1 64.5 61 67.9
2017 82.2 80.7 83.9 63.9 60.8 67.1
2016 81.8 80.1 83.6 63.2 60.1 66.2
2015 82.2 80.9 83.4 62.3 59.4 65.2
2014 82.4 80.9 83.9 61.7 58.8 64.5
2013 81.7 80.2 83.2 60.8 58.1 63.6
2012 82.3 81 83.6 59.9 57.3 62.4
2011 82 80.2 83.7 58.9 56.5 61.2
2010 81.6 79.6 83.7 57.8 55.6 59.9
2009 81.4 79.4 83.4 56.7 54.8 58.6
2008 81.2 79.6 82.9 55.7 53.9 57.4
2007 81.1 79.3 82.8 54.7 53 56.3
2006 80.9 79.2 82.6 53.7 51.8 55.4
2005 81.2 79.3 83 52.5 50.6 54.3
2004 80.7 78.7 82.7 51.1 49.4 52.8
2003 80.8 79.2 82.3 49.6 47.9 51.3
2002 80.3 78.3 82.2 48.2 46.6 49.8
2001 80.4 78.1 82.7 47.2 45.7 48.7
2000 79.5 77.7 81.3 46.2 44.6 47.8
1999 79.2 77.3 81.2 45.1 43.5 46.6
1998 79.4 77.5 81.3 44.3 42.8 45.8
1997 78.7 76.1 81.4 44.2 42.8 45.6
1996 78.6 76.4 81 44 42.7 45.3
1995 77.5 75.6 79.5 43.8 42.6 45
1994 79 77 81.1 43.8 42.6 45
1993 78.8 76.9 80.7 43.6 42.4 44.9
1992 78.6 76.6 80.6 43.6 42.3 45
1991 77.8 74.8 81 43.5 42.1 45
1990 77.7 75.2 80.4 43.6 42.1 45.1
1989 77.9 75.9 79.9 43.5 42 45.1
1988 76.9 74.3 79.6 43.6 42 45.2
1987 77.1 74.7 79.4 43.9 42.2 45.7
1986 77.9 75.2 80.6 44.3 42.5 46.2
1985 77.4 74.8 80.1 44.6 42.7 46.5
1984 77.3 74.6 80.1 44.8 42.9 46.8
1983 76.4 73.1 80.1 45 43 46.9
1982 76.8 74.4 79.3 44.8 42.9 46.8
1981 76.2 73.2 79.4 44.7 42.7 46.8
1980 76.6 73.4 80.1 44.3 42.3 46.4
1979 76.5 74 79.3 43.7 41.7 45.7
1978 76.4 73.6 79.3 43 41 45
1977 76.1 73.1 79.2 42 40.1 43.8
1976 76.6 73.7 79.8 41 39.3 42.7
1975 75.3 72.2 78.7 40.1 38.5 41.6
1974 74.1 70.9 77.7 39.2 37.7 40.6
1973 74.3 71.4 77.4 38.4 36.9 39.8
1972 74.4 72.1 76.9 37.6 36.2 39
1971 73.5 70.8 76.5 37.1 35.7 38.5
1970 73.8 70.7 77.2 36.6 35.1 38.1
1969 73.7 71.1 76.4 36.3 34.8 37.8
1968 73.9 71.5 76.4 36.1 34.5 37.6
1967 73.7 71.1 76.5 35.9 34.3 37.5
1966 73.1 70.2 76.3 35.8 34.3 37.4
1965 73.8 71.4 76.4 35.7 34.2 37.3
1964 73.5 70.9 76.3 35.7 34.1 37.2
1963 72.9 70.2 76 35.6 34.1 37.1
1962 73.6 71.3 76.1 35.4 33.9 37
1961 73.4 70.8 76.2 35.2 33.7 36.8
1960 74 72.4 75.7 35 33.4 36.6
1959 72.6 69.8 75.6 34.8 33.2 36.3
1958 73.3 70.9 75.9 34.4 32.8 36.1
1957 73.4 71.7 75.1 34.1 32.4 35.8
1956 72.9 71.5 74.3 33.8 32.2 35.5
1955 73.3 70.7 75.9 33.6 31.9 35.3
1954 73.3 71.1 75.6 33.3 31.6 35.1
1953 72.3 70.2 74.3 33.2 31.4 34.9
1952 72.4 70 74.8 33 31.2 34.7
1951 71 69.2 72.8 32.8 31.1 34.6
1950 71 68.6 73.5 32.7 30.9 34.4

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.

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 in Iceland and 54.7 in Malawi. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 19.1 healthy years in Iceland and 11.7 in Malawi.

Iceland vs Malawi 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 and Malawi, 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 vs 42.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
83.7 vs 72.1 years

Median expected age of death:
85.9 vs 74.4 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Iceland Malawi
Male Female Male Female
40 99.2% 99.6% 96.0% 97.9%
50 98.1% 98.9% 88.7% 93.8%
60 95.1% 96.8% 75.7% 85.6%
65 92.4% 94.5% 66.0% 78.7%
70 87.7% 91.1% 53.9% 69.1%
75 80.2% 85.3% 39.7% 56.2%
80 68.2% 75.1% 24.8% 40.4%
85 49.4% 58.8% 12.1% 23.8%
90 25.8% 35.9% 4.1% 10.3%
95 7.8% 14.0% 0.9% 2.9%
100 1.0% 2.7% 0.1% 0.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Iceland
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Iceland Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.8 102.1 102.1 101.9 102.2
99 101.1 100.9 101.2 101.2 101 101.3
98 100.3 100.1 100.4 100.3 100.1 100.4
97 99.5 99.2 99.6 99.4 99.2 99.5
96 98.6 98.4 98.8 98.6 98.4 98.6
95 97.9 97.6 98 97.7 97.5 97.8
94 97.1 96.8 97.3 96.9 96.6 97
93 96.3 96 96.6 96 95.8 96.1
92 95.6 95.3 95.9 95.2 94.9 95.3
91 94.9 94.6 95.2 94.4 94.1 94.5
90 94.3 93.9 94.6 93.6 93.2 93.8
89 93.6 93.2 94 92.8 92.4 93
88 93 92.6 93.4 92.1 91.6 92.2
87 92.4 92 92.8 91.3 90.8 91.5
86 91.9 91.4 92.3 90.6 90.1 90.8
85 91.4 90.8 91.8 89.8 89.3 90.1
84 90.9 90.3 91.4 89.1 88.5 89.4
83 90.4 89.8 91 88.4 87.8 88.8
82 90 89.4 90.6 87.8 87.1 88.2
81 89.6 89 90.2 87.2 86.4 87.6
80 89.2 88.6 89.9 86.5 85.8 87
79 88.9 88.2 89.5 85.9 85.1 86.4
78 88.6 87.9 89.2 85.3 84.5 85.9
77 88.3 87.6 88.9 84.8 83.8 85.3
76 88 87.2 88.7 84.2 83.2 84.8
75 87.7 87 88.4 83.6 82.7 84.3
74 87.4 86.7 88.2 83.1 82.1 83.9
73 87.2 86.4 87.9 82.6 81.5 83.4
72 87 86.2 87.7 82.1 81 83
71 86.8 86 87.6 81.7 80.5 82.5
70 86.6 85.7 87.4 81.2 80 82.1
69 86.4 85.5 87.3 80.8 79.5 81.8
68 86.2 85.3 87.1 80.3 79 81.4
67 86.1 85.1 87 79.9 78.6 81
66 85.9 85 86.8 79.5 78.1 80.7
65 85.8 84.8 86.7 79.2 77.7 80.4
64 85.6 84.7 86.6 78.8 77.3 80
63 85.5 84.5 86.4 78.5 76.9 79.8
62 85.4 84.4 86.3 78.1 76.5 79.5
61 85.3 84.3 86.2 77.8 76.1 79.2
60 85.1 84.2 86.1 77.5 75.8 78.9
59 85 84.1 86 77.2 75.4 78.7
58 84.9 83.9 85.9 76.9 75.1 78.5
57 84.9 83.8 85.9 76.7 74.8 78.2
56 84.8 83.7 85.8 76.4 74.5 78
55 84.7 83.7 85.7 76.1 74.2 77.8
54 84.6 83.6 85.7 75.9 73.9 77.6
53 84.6 83.5 85.6 75.6 73.6 77.4
52 84.5 83.4 85.6 75.4 73.3 77.3
51 84.4 83.4 85.5 75.2 73 77.1
50 84.4 83.3 85.5 75 72.8 76.9
49 84.3 83.3 85.5 74.8 72.5 76.7
48 84.3 83.2 85.4 74.6 72.3 76.6
47 84.3 83.2 85.4 74.4 72.1 76.5
46 84.2 83.1 85.4 74.2 71.9 76.3
45 84.2 83.1 85.3 74 71.7 76.2
44 84.2 83 85.3 73.8 71.5 76.1
43 84.1 83 85.3 73.7 71.3 75.9
42 84.1 83 85.2 73.5 71.1 75.8
41 84.1 82.9 85.2 73.4 70.9 75.7
40 84 82.9 85.2 73.3 70.7 75.6
39 84 82.9 85.2 73.1 70.6 75.5
38 84 82.8 85.1 73 70.4 75.4
37 83.9 82.8 85.1 72.9 70.2 75.3
36 83.9 82.8 85.1 72.7 70.1 75.2
35 83.9 82.7 85.1 72.6 69.9 75.1
34 83.9 82.7 85.1 72.5 69.8 75
33 83.8 82.6 85 72.4 69.7 75
32 83.8 82.6 85 72.3 69.5 74.9
31 83.8 82.6 85 72.2 69.4 74.8
30 83.7 82.5 85 72.1 69.3 74.7
29 83.7 82.5 85 72 69.2 74.7
28 83.7 82.5 85 71.9 69.1 74.6
27 83.7 82.4 85 71.8 68.9 74.5
26 83.7 82.4 85 71.7 68.8 74.5
25 83.6 82.4 84.9 71.6 68.7 74.4
24 83.6 82.3 84.9 71.6 68.6 74.3
23 83.6 82.3 84.9 71.5 68.5 74.3
22 83.6 82.3 84.9 71.4 68.4 74.2
21 83.5 82.2 84.9 71.3 68.3 74.2
20 83.5 82.2 84.9 71.2 68.2 74.1
19 83.5 82.2 84.9 71.2 68.1 74.1
18 83.5 82.2 84.9 71.1 68 74
17 83.5 82.2 84.9 71 68 74
16 83.5 82.1 84.9 71 67.9 73.9
15 83.5 82.1 84.8 70.9 67.8 73.9
14 83.5 82.1 84.8 70.9 67.8 73.9
13 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.9 67.8 73.8
12 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.8 67.7 73.8
11 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.8 67.7 73.8
10 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.7 67.6 73.7
9 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.7 67.6 73.7
8 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.7 67.5 73.6
7 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.6 67.5 73.6
6 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.5 67.4 73.5
5 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.5 67.4 73.5
4 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.4 67.3 73.4
3 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.3 67.1 73.3
2 83.4 82.1 84.8 70.1 67 73.1
1 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.8 66.7 72.9
0 83.3 82 84.7 67.9 64.6 71.1

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.

A 30-year-old in Iceland can expect to live to 83.7 years compared to 72.1 in Malawi, rising to 85.8 and 79.2 at 65, and to 89.2 and 86.5 at 80 — higher than the 83.3 and 67.9 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Iceland
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Iceland Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 1.82% 1.04% 2.65% 0.28% 0.11% 0.45%
99 2.78% 1.67% 3.95% 0.42% 0.17% 0.68%
98 4.11% 2.59% 5.69% 0.63% 0.26% 1%
97 5.86% 3.87% 7.92% 0.91% 0.4% 1.43%
96 8.07% 5.57% 10.7% 1.29% 0.58% 2.01%
95 10.8% 7.74% 13.9% 1.8% 0.84% 2.76%
94 14% 10.4% 17.6% 2.44% 1.19% 3.7%
93 17.6% 13.6% 21.7% 3.24% 1.64% 4.85%
92 21.7% 17.2% 26.2% 4.23% 2.22% 6.24%
91 26.1% 21.3% 30.9% 5.39% 2.93% 7.85%
90 30.6% 25.6% 35.7% 6.79% 3.82% 9.75%
89 35.4% 30.2% 40.6% 8.39% 4.88% 11.9%
88 40.1% 34.9% 45.3% 10.2% 6.14% 14.2%
87 44.8% 39.7% 49.9% 12.2% 7.6% 16.8%
86 49.4% 44.4% 54.4% 14.5% 9.26% 19.6%
85 53.7% 48.9% 58.5% 16.9% 11.1% 22.5%
84 57.8% 53.3% 62.4% 19.5% 13.2% 25.6%
83 61.5% 57.3% 65.9% 22.1% 15.4% 28.7%
82 65% 61.1% 69.1% 24.9% 17.8% 31.9%
81 68.2% 64.5% 72.1% 27.7% 20.2% 35%
80 71.1% 67.6% 74.8% 30.6% 22.8% 38.2%
79 73.8% 70.5% 77.2% 33.5% 25.5% 41.3%
78 76.1% 73% 79.4% 36.4% 28.2% 44.4%
77 78.3% 75.4% 81.4% 39.3% 31% 47.4%
76 80.3% 77.5% 83.2% 42.1% 33.7% 50.3%
75 82.1% 79.4% 84.9% 44.9% 36.5% 53.1%
74 83.8% 81.2% 86.4% 47.7% 39.2% 55.8%
73 85.2% 82.8% 87.7% 50.3% 41.9% 58.4%
72 86.5% 84.3% 88.8% 52.9% 44.6% 60.9%
71 87.7% 85.7% 89.8% 55.3% 47.1% 63.2%
70 88.7% 86.9% 90.7% 57.7% 49.6% 65.4%
69 89.7% 88.1% 91.5% 59.9% 52% 67.4%
68 90.6% 89.1% 92.2% 62.1% 54.3% 69.4%
67 91.4% 90% 92.9% 64.1% 56.5% 71.2%
66 92.1% 90.8% 93.5% 66% 58.7% 72.9%
65 92.8% 91.6% 94.1% 67.8% 60.7% 74.5%
64 93.4% 92.2% 94.7% 69.5% 62.7% 76%
63 93.9% 92.8% 95.2% 71.1% 64.6% 77.4%
62 94.4% 93.3% 95.6% 72.7% 66.4% 78.7%
61 94.9% 93.8% 96% 74.1% 68.1% 79.9%
60 95.3% 94.3% 96.4% 75.4% 69.7% 81%
59 95.7% 94.8% 96.7% 76.6% 71.2% 82%
58 96% 95.2% 97% 77.8% 72.6% 83%
57 96.4% 95.5% 97.3% 78.9% 74% 83.8%
56 96.6% 95.9% 97.5% 80% 75.2% 84.7%
55 96.9% 96.2% 97.7% 81% 76.5% 85.5%
54 97.1% 96.4% 97.9% 81.9% 77.6% 86.2%
53 97.3% 96.7% 98% 82.8% 78.7% 86.9%
52 97.5% 96.9% 98.2% 83.7% 79.8% 87.5%
51 97.7% 97.1% 98.3% 84.5% 80.7% 88.1%
50 97.8% 97.3% 98.4% 85.2% 81.7% 88.7%
49 97.9% 97.4% 98.5% 85.9% 82.5% 89.2%
48 98.1% 97.6% 98.6% 86.6% 83.3% 89.7%
47 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 87.2% 84.1% 90.1%
46 98.3% 97.8% 98.8% 87.7% 84.8% 90.5%
45 98.4% 97.9% 98.9% 88.3% 85.5% 90.9%
44 98.5% 98% 98.9% 88.8% 86.1% 91.3%
43 98.5% 98.1% 99% 89.2% 86.7% 91.6%
42 98.6% 98.2% 99.1% 89.7% 87.3% 92%
41 98.7% 98.3% 99.1% 90.1% 87.8% 92.3%
40 98.8% 98.4% 99.2% 90.5% 88.3% 92.5%
39 98.8% 98.4% 99.2% 90.8% 88.8% 92.8%
38 98.9% 98.5% 99.3% 91.2% 89.3% 93.1%
37 98.9% 98.6% 99.3% 91.5% 89.7% 93.3%
36 99% 98.6% 99.4% 91.8% 90.1% 93.5%
35 99.1% 98.7% 99.4% 92.1% 90.5% 93.7%
34 99.1% 98.8% 99.4% 92.4% 90.8% 93.9%
33 99.2% 98.9% 99.5% 92.6% 91.1% 94.1%
32 99.2% 99% 99.5% 92.9% 91.5% 94.3%
31 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 93.1% 91.8% 94.4%
30 99.3% 99.1% 99.6% 93.3% 92.1% 94.6%
29 99.4% 99.2% 99.6% 93.5% 92.3% 94.7%
28 99.4% 99.2% 99.6% 93.7% 92.6% 94.9%
27 99.5% 99.3% 99.6% 93.9% 92.9% 95%
26 99.5% 99.3% 99.6% 94.1% 93.1% 95.1%
25 99.5% 99.4% 99.7% 94.3% 93.3% 95.2%
24 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
23 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 94.6% 93.8% 95.5%
22 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 94.8% 94% 95.6%
21 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 94.9% 94.2% 95.7%
20 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 95.1% 94.4% 95.8%
19 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 95.2% 94.6% 95.9%
18 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 95.3% 94.7% 96%
17 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 95.4% 94.9% 96%
16 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.5% 95% 96.1%
15 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.6% 95.1% 96.2%
14 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.7% 95.2% 96.2%
13 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.8% 95.2% 96.3%
12 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.8% 95.3% 96.3%
11 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
10 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
9 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96% 95.5% 96.5%
8 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96.1% 95.6% 96.5%
7 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96.1% 95.7% 96.6%
6 99.8% 99.8% 99.9% 96.2% 95.8% 96.7%
5 99.8% 99.8% 99.9% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
4 99.9% 99.8% 99.9% 96.5% 96% 96.9%
3 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
2 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
1 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%

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. 95.3% of newborns in Iceland and 75.4% in Malawi are expected to live past 60, 88.7% and 57.7% past 70, 71.1% and 30.6% past 80, and only 30.6% and 6.79% past 90.

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

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Odds of dying at each age

Iceland
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Iceland Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 37% 40.5% 35.4% 35.9% 38.2% 35.3%
99 34.6% 38% 33.1% 34.4% 36.8% 33.8%
98 32.2% 35.5% 30.6% 32.6% 35.1% 31.9%
97 29.8% 33% 28.1% 31.2% 33.7% 30.4%
96 27.4% 30.5% 25.7% 29.7% 32.3% 28.8%
95 25.1% 28.1% 23.3% 28.1% 30.8% 27.2%
94 22.9% 25.7% 21.1% 26.3% 29.1% 25.4%
93 20.7% 23.3% 19% 24.7% 27.5% 23.7%
92 18.7% 21.1% 17% 23.3% 26% 22.2%
91 16.8% 19% 15.2% 21.6% 24.4% 20.5%
90 15% 17% 13.5% 20.6% 23.3% 19.5%
89 13.3% 15.2% 11.9% 19% 21.7% 17.8%
88 11.9% 13.5% 10.5% 17.8% 20.5% 16.6%
87 10.5% 12% 9.26% 16.6% 19.2% 15.3%
86 9.19% 10.6% 8.11% 15.4% 18% 14.2%
85 8.04% 9.29% 7.09% 14.3% 16.7% 13.1%
84 7.05% 8.14% 6.18% 13.3% 15.6% 12%
83 6.14% 7.09% 5.38% 12.1% 14.4% 10.9%
82 5.35% 6.15% 4.68% 11.1% 13.3% 9.93%
81 4.67% 5.31% 4.1% 10.1% 12.1% 8.87%
80 4.08% 4.59% 3.59% 9.44% 11.4% 8.27%
79 3.58% 4.01% 3.16% 8.65% 10.4% 7.55%
78 3.12% 3.5% 2.77% 8.01% 9.69% 6.95%
77 2.78% 3.11% 2.46% 7.31% 8.88% 6.31%
76 2.48% 2.76% 2.19% 6.76% 8.21% 5.8%
75 2.21% 2.47% 1.97% 6.27% 7.59% 5.34%
74 1.96% 2.19% 1.73% 5.75% 6.98% 4.86%
73 1.72% 1.95% 1.48% 5.28% 6.42% 4.43%
72 1.5% 1.75% 1.26% 4.86% 5.92% 4.05%
71 1.33% 1.58% 1.08% 4.4% 5.38% 3.63%
70 1.2% 1.44% 0.96% 4.11% 5.03% 3.39%
69 1.1% 1.31% 0.88% 3.72% 4.59% 3.03%
68 0.98% 1.16% 0.8% 3.43% 4.25% 2.78%
67 0.88% 1.02% 0.74% 3.15% 3.93% 2.54%
66 0.79% 0.9% 0.68% 2.9% 3.64% 2.33%
65 0.7% 0.79% 0.62% 2.7% 3.4% 2.17%
64 0.63% 0.69% 0.58% 2.47% 3.15% 1.97%
63 0.58% 0.62% 0.54% 2.27% 2.92% 1.8%
62 0.53% 0.58% 0.49% 2.09% 2.7% 1.65%
61 0.48% 0.54% 0.43% 1.9% 2.48% 1.49%
60 0.44% 0.51% 0.37% 1.77% 2.32% 1.39%
59 0.4% 0.48% 0.33% 1.62% 2.12% 1.25%
58 0.36% 0.43% 0.29% 1.5% 1.97% 1.15%
57 0.32% 0.39% 0.26% 1.4% 1.83% 1.06%
56 0.29% 0.35% 0.23% 1.31% 1.7% 0.98%
55 0.26% 0.31% 0.2% 1.23% 1.59% 0.91%
54 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 1.16% 1.49% 0.85%
53 0.21% 0.25% 0.16% 1.09% 1.39% 0.79%
52 0.19% 0.22% 0.15% 1.02% 1.3% 0.74%
51 0.17% 0.2% 0.13% 0.94% 1.21% 0.67%
50 0.15% 0.19% 0.12% 0.89% 1.14% 0.63%
49 0.14% 0.17% 0.11% 0.82% 1.05% 0.58%
48 0.12% 0.15% 0.1% 0.76% 0.98% 0.54%
47 0.11% 0.13% 0.09% 0.7% 0.91% 0.5%
46 0.1% 0.11% 0.08% 0.65% 0.84% 0.46%
45 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.6% 0.79% 0.43%
44 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.56% 0.74% 0.4%
43 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.52% 0.69% 0.37%
42 0.08% 0.09% 0.06% 0.49% 0.65% 0.35%
41 0.07% 0.09% 0.06% 0.45% 0.6% 0.33%
40 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.43% 0.57% 0.31%
39 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.4% 0.53% 0.29%
38 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.38% 0.5% 0.27%
37 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.35% 0.47% 0.25%
36 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.33% 0.44% 0.23%
35 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.31% 0.42% 0.22%
34 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.29% 0.39% 0.21%
33 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.28% 0.37% 0.19%
32 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.26% 0.35% 0.18%
31 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.25% 0.33% 0.17%
30 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.24% 0.32% 0.16%
29 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.23% 0.3% 0.15%
28 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.22% 0.29% 0.15%
27 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.21% 0.27% 0.14%
26 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.2% 0.26% 0.13%
25 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.19% 0.25% 0.13%
24 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
23 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
22 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.17% 0.23% 0.11%
21 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
20 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.15% 0.2% 0.1%
19 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
17 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.11% 0.15% 0.08%
16 0.02% 0.02% 0.009% 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
15 0.01% 0.02% 0.009% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.01% 0.02% 0.008% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.009% 0.01% 0.008% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
12 0.007% 0.007% 0.007% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
11 0.004% 0.003% 0.005% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
10 0.003% 0.002% 0.004% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
9 0.003% 0.002% 0.004% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
8 0.003% 0.002% 0.004% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
7 0.004% 0.003% 0.005% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
6 0.004% 0.003% 0.005% 0.09% 0.1% 0.08%
5 0.004% 0.004% 0.005% 0.1% 0.11% 0.09%
4 0.005% 0.005% 0.005% 0.13% 0.14% 0.12%
3 0.007% 0.009% 0.006% 0.17% 0.19% 0.16%
2 0.009% 0.01% 0.007% 0.25% 0.27% 0.22%
1 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.39% 0.42% 0.36%
0 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 2.76% 3.13% 2.38%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/iceland/malawi | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.11% in the birth year in Iceland and 2.76% in Malawi, 0.05% vs 0.24% at age 30, 0.44% vs 1.77% at 60, and 4.08% vs 9.44% at 80.

Death rate by age in Iceland vs Malawi

Iceland
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Iceland Malawi
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 480 184.2 789 34.7 0.008 71
99 964 634 1,307 145.2 62.6 229.1
98 1,325 920 1,740 204.3 91.9 318
97 1,748 1,277 2,224 283.6 133.3 435
96 2,214 1,699 2,735 384 188.4 580
95 2,706 2,171 3,243 505 259.5 751
94 3,204 2,671 3,718 643 345 939
93 3,659 3,169 4,131 802 451 1,153
92 4,055 3,635 4,460 983 576 1,387
91 4,370 4,042 4,690 1,166 714 1,612
90 4,582 4,367 4,817 1,399 890 1,900
89 4,718 4,597 4,841 1,594 1,061 2,117
88 4,766 4,725 4,772 1,819 1,259 2,365
87 4,703 4,755 4,624 2,026 1,457 2,578
86 4,536 4,693 4,410 2,231 1,664 2,778
85 4,316 4,549 4,148 2,412 1,861 2,944
84 4,075 4,336 3,853 2,577 2,061 3,073
83 3,782 4,068 3,543 2,684 2,217 3,131
82 3,480 3,758 3,238 2,777 2,368 3,168
81 3,188 3,427 2,953 2,788 2,455 3,104
80 2,899 3,104 2,685 2,887 2,601 3,158
79 2,640 2,824 2,439 2,894 2,661 3,115
78 2,379 2,556 2,200 2,915 2,734 3,085
77 2,174 2,342 2,002 2,869 2,749 2,989
76 1,990 2,136 1,823 2,847 2,770 2,916
75 1,818 1,959 1,670 2,815 2,769 2,834
74 1,639 1,781 1,493 2,739 2,737 2,711
73 1,465 1,618 1,302 2,655 2,691 2,586
72 1,299 1,472 1,117 2,572 2,639 2,467
71 1,163 1,351 970 2,433 2,537 2,293
70 1,065 1,252 873 2,371 2,494 2,214
69 984 1,154 805 2,226 2,386 2,040
68 888 1,031 740 2,127 2,309 1,930
67 803 919 685 2,016 2,222 1,808
66 727 816 634 1,912 2,137 1,699
65 654 719 586 1,828 2,067 1,615
64 590 635 545 1,716 1,973 1,499
63 544 579 510 1,612 1,883 1,395
62 500 537 465 1,516 1,794 1,300
61 459 508 411 1,405 1,687 1,188
60 421 482 359 1,338 1,616 1,125
59 384 452 317 1,239 1,510 1,025
58 348 413 280.6 1,171 1,430 958
57 313 372 249 1,102 1,350 887
56 279.5 334 221.7 1,048 1,282 833
55 252.7 301 199.9 996 1,219 778
54 226.1 269.1 180.1 949 1,157 731
53 201.4 238.7 161.5 900 1,096 684
52 180.5 212 145.7 855 1,040 645
51 164.3 193.5 132 798 975 592
50 150.7 180 118.3 759 929 563
49 135.6 163.1 105.5 702 865 517
48 119.4 141.5 95.8 655 813 482
47 106.3 122.6 88.5 609 762 446
46 97.6 110.8 82.7 568 716 416
45 90.5 102.4 76.9 533 677 392
44 88.1 100.4 73.6 496 634 365
43 84.7 97.7 69.8 465 598 343
42 77.4 89.5 63.6 438 566 324
41 73.1 85 59.7 408 530 299.9
40 65 75.3 53.4 388 506 285.2
39 61.8 72.1 49.7 363 474 265.1
38 60.4 71.7 46.6 343 449 249.3
37 60.5 74.3 44.2 322 423 232
36 59.3 75.5 40.6 304 399 218.8
35 59.6 78.4 37.4 288.1 378 205.9
34 59.9 81 34.8 271.5 356 192.6
33 61.1 85.2 33.9 257 337 181.7
32 57.6 81.5 31.3 244.2 320 171.7
31 52.8 75.3 28.2 230.4 302 160.6
30 48.1 68.5 26 222 290.7 154.7
29 43.4 61.3 24.1 210.9 276.4 146.2
28 40.1 56.9 22.3 201.9 265 139.1
27 38 55.2 20.3 193.4 254.5 132.5
26 37 55.4 18.3 185.6 245.1 126.3
25 36.8 55.6 17.2 178.7 237.2 120.4
24 36.8 55.3 17.6 172.2 229 115.6
23 35.3 52.1 18.2 165.6 221 110.5
22 33.6 48.4 18.4 158.7 211.8 105.8
21 31.6 44.6 17.9 151 201 101.2
20 29.3 41.2 16.8 143.1 189.1 97.4
19 27.1 38.2 15.4 133.8 175.4 92.3
18 24.3 34.4 13.6 123.3 160.2 86.6
17 20.6 29.4 11.2 108.6 137.6 79.6
16 17 24.2 9.38 94.9 117 72.7
15 14.3 19.8 8.54 82 98.8 65.2
14 11.9 15.4 8.13 71.7 85 58.4
13 9.46 11.2 7.74 64.5 75.3 53.7
12 6.68 6.6 6.75 60.4 70.1 50.6
11 4.04 3.03 5.11 59 68.1 49.8
10 3 1.79 4.27 59.7 68.2 51.1
9 2.86 1.66 4.13 62.8 71.3 54.1
8 3.25 2.18 4.44 68.3 77.3 59.2
7 3.69 2.8 4.65 76.3 85.7 66.7
6 3.84 3.04 4.7 85.9 95.4 76.4
5 4.13 3.5 4.81 100.2 110 90.4
4 5.24 5.27 5.21 126.8 139.2 114.2
3 7.25 8.57 5.84 168.3 184.6 151.7
2 9.29 11.8 6.6 237.5 258.9 215.8
1 13.8 17.6 9.72 379 404 353
0 114.6 114.4 114.7 2,759 3,129 2,385

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/iceland/malawi | CC BY

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 common age of death is 88, compared to 78 in Malawi. The median age of death is 85.9 in Iceland and 73.1 in Malawi, 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 differences and reflect the demographics of Iceland and Malawi more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

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

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