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Life Expectancy in Iceland vs Papua New Guinea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Iceland vs 66.5 in Papua New Guinea. Iceland is ranked 18/197 by life expectancy, and Papua New Guinea is 166/197. In Iceland, the life expectancy is 82 years for males and 84.7 years for females. In Papua New Guinea, it's 64 years for males and 69.5 years for females.

Iceland vs Papua New Guinea life expectancy at birth by year

Iceland
Male

Female
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Papua New Guinea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 83.3 82 84.7 66.5 64 69.5
2025 83.2 81.8 84.6 66.4 63.9 69.3
2024 83 81.6 84.5 66.3 63.8 69.2
2023 82.7 81 84.5 66.1 63.7 69.1
2022 81.6 79.4 84.1 65.3 62.9 68.3
2021 82.8 81.5 84.3 64.4 61.9 67.4
2020 82.7 81.2 84.2 65.1 62.6 68.4
2019 82.8 81.3 84.4 65.3 62.9 68.4
2018 82.5 80.9 84.1 65.1 62.7 68.2
2017 82.2 80.7 83.9 64.9 62.5 68
2016 81.8 80.1 83.6 64.7 62.3 67.8
2015 82.2 80.9 83.4 64.5 62.1 67.5
2014 82.4 80.9 83.9 64.2 61.9 67.1
2013 81.7 80.2 83.2 63.9 61.7 66.8
2012 82.3 81 83.6 63.6 61.5 66.3
2011 82 80.2 83.7 63.4 61.4 65.9
2010 81.6 79.6 83.7 63.1 61.2 65.5
2009 81.4 79.4 83.4 62.8 61 65.1
2008 81.2 79.6 82.9 62.5 60.8 64.7
2007 81.1 79.3 82.8 62.2 60.5 64.3
2006 80.9 79.2 82.6 62 60.3 64.2
2005 81.2 79.3 83 61.9 60.1 64
2004 80.7 78.7 82.7 61.8 60 64
2003 80.8 79.2 82.3 61.7 60 63.9
2002 80.3 78.3 82.2 61.6 59.9 63.8
2001 80.4 78.1 82.7 61.6 59.8 63.9
2000 79.5 77.7 81.3 61.6 59.8 63.8
1999 79.2 77.3 81.2 61.5 59.7 63.7
1998 79.4 77.5 81.3 60.4 58.7 62.5
1997 78.7 76.1 81.4 61.3 59.4 63.6
1996 78.6 76.4 81 61.1 59.1 63.5
1995 77.5 75.6 79.5 60.9 59 63.4
1994 79 77 81.1 60.7 58.7 63.2
1993 78.8 76.9 80.7 60.5 58.5 63
1992 78.6 76.6 80.6 60.3 58.2 62.8
1991 77.8 74.8 81 59.9 57.9 62.5
1990 77.7 75.2 80.4 59.8 57.7 62.5
1989 77.9 75.9 79.9 59.6 57.5 62.3
1988 76.9 74.3 79.6 59.4 57.3 62.1
1987 77.1 74.7 79.4 59.2 57.1 62
1986 77.9 75.2 80.6 59 56.9 61.7
1985 77.4 74.8 80.1 58.8 56.7 61.5
1984 77.3 74.6 80.1 58.6 56.5 61.3
1983 76.4 73.1 80.1 58.3 56.3 60.9
1982 76.8 74.4 79.3 58.1 56 60.7
1981 76.2 73.2 79.4 57.8 55.8 60.4
1980 76.6 73.4 80.1 57.4 55.4 60
1979 76.5 74 79.3 57 55 59.6
1978 76.4 73.6 79.3 56.5 54.6 59.1
1977 76.1 73.1 79.2 56 54.1 58.6
1976 76.6 73.7 79.8 55.5 53.7 58
1975 75.3 72.2 78.7 55 53.1 57.5
1974 74.1 70.9 77.7 54.4 52.6 57
1973 74.3 71.4 77.4 53.9 52 56.4
1972 74.4 72.1 76.9 53.3 51.4 55.8
1971 73.5 70.8 76.5 52.6 50.7 55.2
1970 73.8 70.7 77.2 52.1 50.3 54.7
1969 73.7 71.1 76.4 51.5 49.7 54
1968 73.9 71.5 76.4 50.9 49 53.4
1967 73.7 71.1 76.5 50.2 48.4 52.7
1966 73.1 70.2 76.3 49.6 47.8 52
1965 73.8 71.4 76.4 48.9 47.1 51.3
1964 73.5 70.9 76.3 48.3 46.5 50.7
1963 72.9 70.2 76 47.7 45.9 50
1962 73.6 71.3 76.1 46.7 45 49
1961 73.4 70.8 76.2 46.4 44.7 48.7
1960 74 72.4 75.7 45.8 44.1 48.1
1959 72.6 69.8 75.6 45.1 43.4 47.5
1958 73.3 70.9 75.9 44.6 42.8 46.9
1957 73.4 71.7 75.1 43.9 42.1 46.4
1956 72.9 71.5 74.3 43.3 41.4 45.8
1955 73.3 70.7 75.9 42.6 40.8 45.2
1954 73.3 71.1 75.6 42 40.1 44.5
1953 72.3 70.2 74.3 41.3 39.4 44
1952 72.4 70 74.8 40.7 38.7 43.4
1951 71 69.2 72.8 35.5 34.3 37.2
1950 71 68.6 73.5 39.4 37.4 42.2

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 57.5 in Papua New Guinea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 19.1 healthy years in Iceland and 12 in Papua New Guinea.

Iceland vs Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea, 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 41.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
83.7 vs 71.0 years

Median expected age of death:
85.9 vs 73.0 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Iceland Papua New Guinea
Male Female Male Female
40 99.2% 99.6% 96.5% 97.6%
50 98.1% 98.9% 89.9% 93.2%
60 95.1% 96.8% 76.4% 84.6%
65 92.4% 94.5% 65.5% 77.5%
70 87.7% 91.1% 52.0% 67.2%
75 80.2% 85.3% 36.5% 53.0%
80 68.2% 75.1% 21.3% 35.5%
85 49.4% 58.8% 9.4% 18.5%
90 25.8% 35.9% 2.8% 6.7%
95 7.8% 14.0% 0.5% 1.5%
100 1.0% 2.7% 0.0% 0.2%

Life expectancy by current age

Iceland
Male

Female
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Iceland Papua New Guinea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.8 102.1 101.8 101.7 101.9
99 101.1 100.9 101.2 100.9 100.8 101
98 100.3 100.1 100.4 100 99.9 100.1
97 99.5 99.2 99.6 99.1 99 99.2
96 98.6 98.4 98.8 98.2 98.1 98.3
95 97.9 97.6 98 97.3 97.2 97.4
94 97.1 96.8 97.3 96.5 96.3 96.5
93 96.3 96 96.6 95.6 95.5 95.7
92 95.6 95.3 95.9 94.8 94.6 94.9
91 94.9 94.6 95.2 93.9 93.8 94
90 94.3 93.9 94.6 93.1 92.9 93.2
89 93.6 93.2 94 92.3 92.1 92.4
88 93 92.6 93.4 91.5 91.3 91.7
87 92.4 92 92.8 90.7 90.5 90.9
86 91.9 91.4 92.3 89.9 89.7 90.1
85 91.4 90.8 91.8 89.2 88.9 89.4
84 90.9 90.3 91.4 88.4 88.1 88.7
83 90.4 89.8 91 87.7 87.4 88
82 90 89.4 90.6 87 86.7 87.3
81 89.6 89 90.2 86.3 85.9 86.7
80 89.2 88.6 89.9 85.7 85.3 86.1
79 88.9 88.2 89.5 85 84.6 85.5
78 88.6 87.9 89.2 84.4 83.9 84.9
77 88.3 87.6 88.9 83.8 83.2 84.3
76 88 87.2 88.7 83.2 82.6 83.8
75 87.7 87 88.4 82.6 82 83.3
74 87.4 86.7 88.2 82.1 81.4 82.8
73 87.2 86.4 87.9 81.5 80.8 82.3
72 87 86.2 87.7 81 80.3 81.8
71 86.8 86 87.6 80.5 79.7 81.4
70 86.6 85.7 87.4 80 79.2 81
69 86.4 85.5 87.3 79.6 78.7 80.6
68 86.2 85.3 87.1 79.1 78.2 80.2
67 86.1 85.1 87 78.7 77.7 79.9
66 85.9 85 86.8 78.3 77.2 79.6
65 85.8 84.8 86.7 77.9 76.8 79.2
64 85.6 84.7 86.6 77.5 76.3 78.9
63 85.5 84.5 86.4 77.1 75.9 78.6
62 85.4 84.4 86.3 76.8 75.5 78.4
61 85.3 84.3 86.2 76.5 75.1 78.1
60 85.1 84.2 86.1 76.1 74.8 77.8
59 85 84.1 86 75.8 74.4 77.6
58 84.9 83.9 85.9 75.5 74.1 77.4
57 84.9 83.8 85.9 75.3 73.8 77.1
56 84.8 83.7 85.8 75 73.4 76.9
55 84.7 83.7 85.7 74.7 73.2 76.7
54 84.6 83.6 85.7 74.5 72.9 76.5
53 84.6 83.5 85.6 74.3 72.6 76.3
52 84.5 83.4 85.6 74.1 72.3 76.1
51 84.4 83.4 85.5 73.8 72.1 76
50 84.4 83.3 85.5 73.6 71.9 75.8
49 84.3 83.3 85.5 73.4 71.6 75.6
48 84.3 83.2 85.4 73.3 71.4 75.5
47 84.3 83.2 85.4 73.1 71.2 75.3
46 84.2 83.1 85.4 72.9 71 75.2
45 84.2 83.1 85.3 72.7 70.9 75
44 84.2 83 85.3 72.6 70.7 74.9
43 84.1 83 85.3 72.4 70.5 74.8
42 84.1 83 85.2 72.3 70.4 74.6
41 84.1 82.9 85.2 72.2 70.2 74.5
40 84 82.9 85.2 72 70.1 74.4
39 84 82.9 85.2 71.9 69.9 74.3
38 84 82.8 85.1 71.8 69.8 74.2
37 83.9 82.8 85.1 71.7 69.7 74.1
36 83.9 82.8 85.1 71.6 69.5 74
35 83.9 82.7 85.1 71.5 69.4 73.9
34 83.9 82.7 85.1 71.4 69.3 73.8
33 83.8 82.6 85 71.3 69.2 73.7
32 83.8 82.6 85 71.2 69.1 73.6
31 83.8 82.6 85 71.1 69 73.6
30 83.7 82.5 85 71 68.9 73.5
29 83.7 82.5 85 70.9 68.8 73.4
28 83.7 82.5 85 70.8 68.6 73.3
27 83.7 82.4 85 70.7 68.5 73.2
26 83.7 82.4 85 70.6 68.4 73.2
25 83.6 82.4 84.9 70.5 68.3 73.1
24 83.6 82.3 84.9 70.4 68.2 73
23 83.6 82.3 84.9 70.3 68.1 72.9
22 83.6 82.3 84.9 70.2 68 72.9
21 83.5 82.2 84.9 70.1 67.8 72.8
20 83.5 82.2 84.9 70 67.7 72.7
19 83.5 82.2 84.9 69.9 67.6 72.6
18 83.5 82.2 84.9 69.8 67.5 72.6
17 83.5 82.2 84.9 69.7 67.4 72.5
16 83.5 82.1 84.9 69.6 67.3 72.4
15 83.5 82.1 84.8 69.6 67.3 72.4
14 83.5 82.1 84.8 69.5 67.2 72.3
13 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.5 67.2 72.3
12 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.5 67.1 72.3
11 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.4 67.1 72.2
10 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.4 67 72.2
9 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.3 67 72.2
8 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.3 67 72.1
7 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.2 66.9 72.1
6 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.2 66.8 72
5 83.4 82.1 84.8 69.1 66.8 71.9
4 83.4 82.1 84.8 69 66.7 71.9
3 83.4 82.1 84.8 68.9 66.6 71.7
2 83.4 82.1 84.8 68.8 66.4 71.6
1 83.4 82.1 84.8 68.6 66.3 71.4
0 83.3 82 84.7 66.5 64 69.5

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 71 in Papua New Guinea, rising to 85.8 and 77.9 at 65, and to 89.2 and 85.7 at 80 — higher than the 83.3 and 66.5 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Iceland
Male

Female
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Iceland Papua New Guinea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 1.82% 1.04% 2.65% 0.09% 0.04% 0.16%
99 2.78% 1.67% 3.95% 0.14% 0.07% 0.26%
98 4.11% 2.59% 5.69% 0.23% 0.12% 0.41%
97 5.86% 3.87% 7.92% 0.36% 0.2% 0.63%
96 8.07% 5.57% 10.7% 0.55% 0.31% 0.94%
95 10.8% 7.74% 13.9% 0.82% 0.46% 1.37%
94 14% 10.4% 17.6% 1.18% 0.69% 1.95%
93 17.6% 13.6% 21.7% 1.67% 0.99% 2.7%
92 21.7% 17.2% 26.2% 2.29% 1.39% 3.65%
91 26.1% 21.3% 30.9% 3.09% 1.92% 4.82%
90 30.6% 25.6% 35.7% 4.07% 2.58% 6.24%
89 35.4% 30.2% 40.6% 5.25% 3.41% 7.93%
88 40.1% 34.9% 45.3% 6.67% 4.43% 9.89%
87 44.8% 39.7% 49.9% 8.31% 5.63% 12.1%
86 49.4% 44.4% 54.4% 10.2% 7.04% 14.6%
85 53.7% 48.9% 58.5% 12.3% 8.66% 17.3%
84 57.8% 53.3% 62.4% 14.6% 10.5% 20.3%
83 61.5% 57.3% 65.9% 17.1% 12.5% 23.4%
82 65% 61.1% 69.1% 19.7% 14.7% 26.6%
81 68.2% 64.5% 72.1% 22.5% 17% 29.9%
80 71.1% 67.6% 74.8% 25.4% 19.5% 33.3%
79 73.8% 70.5% 77.2% 28.4% 22.1% 36.7%
78 76.1% 73% 79.4% 31.4% 24.8% 40%
77 78.3% 75.4% 81.4% 34.5% 27.7% 43.3%
76 80.3% 77.5% 83.2% 37.6% 30.5% 46.6%
75 82.1% 79.4% 84.9% 40.6% 33.4% 49.7%
74 83.8% 81.2% 86.4% 43.6% 36.3% 52.7%
73 85.2% 82.8% 87.7% 46.5% 39.2% 55.5%
72 86.5% 84.3% 88.8% 49.3% 42.1% 58.2%
71 87.7% 85.7% 89.8% 52% 44.9% 60.7%
70 88.7% 86.9% 90.7% 54.6% 47.6% 63.1%
69 89.7% 88.1% 91.5% 57.1% 50.3% 65.3%
68 90.6% 89.1% 92.2% 59.5% 52.9% 67.3%
67 91.4% 90% 92.9% 61.8% 55.4% 69.2%
66 92.1% 90.8% 93.5% 63.9% 57.8% 71%
65 92.8% 91.6% 94.1% 66% 60.1% 72.6%
64 93.4% 92.2% 94.7% 67.9% 62.3% 74.2%
63 93.9% 92.8% 95.2% 69.7% 64.4% 75.6%
62 94.4% 93.3% 95.6% 71.4% 66.4% 76.9%
61 94.9% 93.8% 96% 73% 68.3% 78.2%
60 95.3% 94.3% 96.4% 74.5% 70% 79.3%
59 95.7% 94.8% 96.7% 75.9% 71.7% 80.4%
58 96% 95.2% 97% 77.2% 73.2% 81.4%
57 96.4% 95.5% 97.3% 78.4% 74.7% 82.3%
56 96.6% 95.9% 97.5% 79.5% 76% 83.2%
55 96.9% 96.2% 97.7% 80.6% 77.3% 84%
54 97.1% 96.4% 97.9% 81.5% 78.5% 84.8%
53 97.3% 96.7% 98% 82.5% 79.6% 85.5%
52 97.5% 96.9% 98.2% 83.3% 80.6% 86.1%
51 97.7% 97.1% 98.3% 84.1% 81.6% 86.8%
50 97.8% 97.3% 98.4% 84.8% 82.5% 87.4%
49 97.9% 97.4% 98.5% 85.5% 83.3% 87.9%
48 98.1% 97.6% 98.6% 86.2% 84.1% 88.4%
47 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 86.8% 84.8% 88.9%
46 98.3% 97.8% 98.8% 87.3% 85.4% 89.4%
45 98.4% 97.9% 98.9% 87.8% 86% 89.8%
44 98.5% 98% 98.9% 88.3% 86.6% 90.2%
43 98.5% 98.1% 99% 88.8% 87.1% 90.5%
42 98.6% 98.2% 99.1% 89.2% 87.6% 90.9%
41 98.7% 98.3% 99.1% 89.6% 88.1% 91.2%
40 98.8% 98.4% 99.2% 90% 88.5% 91.5%
39 98.8% 98.4% 99.2% 90.3% 88.9% 91.8%
38 98.9% 98.5% 99.3% 90.6% 89.3% 92.1%
37 98.9% 98.6% 99.3% 90.9% 89.7% 92.3%
36 99% 98.6% 99.4% 91.2% 90% 92.6%
35 99.1% 98.7% 99.4% 91.5% 90.3% 92.8%
34 99.1% 98.8% 99.4% 91.8% 90.6% 93%
33 99.2% 98.9% 99.5% 92% 90.9% 93.2%
32 99.2% 99% 99.5% 92.2% 91.2% 93.4%
31 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 92.5% 91.5% 93.6%
30 99.3% 99.1% 99.6% 92.7% 91.7% 93.8%
29 99.4% 99.2% 99.6% 92.9% 92% 93.9%
28 99.4% 99.2% 99.6% 93.1% 92.2% 94.1%
27 99.5% 99.3% 99.6% 93.3% 92.5% 94.3%
26 99.5% 99.3% 99.6% 93.5% 92.7% 94.4%
25 99.5% 99.4% 99.7% 93.7% 93% 94.6%
24 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 93.9% 93.2% 94.7%
23 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 94.1% 93.5% 94.9%
22 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 94.3% 93.7% 95%
21 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 94.5% 94% 95.1%
20 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 94.7% 94.2% 95.3%
19 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 94.9% 94.4% 95.4%
18 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 95.1% 94.6% 95.5%
17 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 95.2% 94.8% 95.6%
16 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.3% 94.9% 95.7%
15 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.4% 95.1% 95.8%
14 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.5% 95.1% 95.9%
13 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.6% 95.2% 96%
12 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.7% 95.3% 96%
11 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.7% 95.4% 96.1%
10 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.8% 95.4% 96.2%
9 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.8% 95.5% 96.2%
8 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 95.9% 95.6% 96.3%
7 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96% 95.7% 96.3%
6 99.8% 99.8% 99.9% 96.1% 95.8% 96.4%
5 99.8% 99.8% 99.9% 96.2% 95.9% 96.5%
4 99.9% 99.8% 99.9% 96.3% 96% 96.7%
3 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 96.5% 96.2% 96.8%
2 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 96.7% 96.4% 97%
1 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 96.9% 96.6% 97.2%

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 74.5% in Papua New Guinea are expected to live past 60, 88.7% and 54.6% past 70, 71.1% and 25.4% past 80, and only 30.6% and 4.07% 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
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Iceland Papua New Guinea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 37% 40.5% 35.4% 41.5% 42.6% 40.5%
99 34.6% 38% 33.1% 39.7% 40.9% 38.7%
98 32.2% 35.5% 30.6% 37.9% 39.2% 36.9%
97 29.8% 33% 28.1% 36.2% 37.5% 35.1%
96 27.4% 30.5% 25.7% 34.4% 35.8% 33.2%
95 25.1% 28.1% 23.3% 32.6% 34.1% 31.4%
94 22.9% 25.7% 21.1% 30.7% 32.3% 29.5%
93 20.7% 23.3% 19% 29% 30.6% 27.7%
92 18.7% 21.1% 17% 27.3% 29% 26%
91 16.8% 19% 15.2% 25.7% 27.4% 24.4%
90 15% 17% 13.5% 24.1% 25.8% 22.8%
89 13.3% 15.2% 11.9% 22.6% 24.3% 21.3%
88 11.9% 13.5% 10.5% 21.2% 22.9% 19.8%
87 10.5% 12% 9.26% 19.8% 21.4% 18.4%
86 9.19% 10.6% 8.11% 18.4% 20% 17%
85 8.04% 9.29% 7.09% 17% 18.6% 15.7%
84 7.05% 8.14% 6.18% 15.8% 17.3% 14.4%
83 6.14% 7.09% 5.38% 14.6% 16.1% 13.2%
82 5.35% 6.15% 4.68% 13.4% 14.9% 12.1%
81 4.67% 5.31% 4.1% 12.4% 13.8% 11.1%
80 4.08% 4.59% 3.59% 11.4% 12.8% 10.1%
79 3.58% 4.01% 3.16% 10.5% 11.9% 9.23%
78 3.12% 3.5% 2.77% 9.71% 11% 8.4%
77 2.78% 3.11% 2.46% 8.9% 10.2% 7.64%
76 2.48% 2.76% 2.19% 8.14% 9.41% 6.93%
75 2.21% 2.47% 1.97% 7.46% 8.68% 6.28%
74 1.96% 2.19% 1.73% 6.84% 8.01% 5.67%
73 1.72% 1.95% 1.48% 6.26% 7.37% 5.12%
72 1.5% 1.75% 1.26% 5.72% 6.79% 4.61%
71 1.33% 1.58% 1.08% 5.23% 6.25% 4.15%
70 1.2% 1.44% 0.96% 4.79% 5.76% 3.74%
69 1.1% 1.31% 0.88% 4.38% 5.3% 3.37%
68 0.98% 1.16% 0.8% 4.01% 4.89% 3.05%
67 0.88% 1.02% 0.74% 3.68% 4.51% 2.76%
66 0.79% 0.9% 0.68% 3.37% 4.16% 2.5%
65 0.7% 0.79% 0.62% 3.09% 3.84% 2.27%
64 0.63% 0.69% 0.58% 2.84% 3.54% 2.07%
63 0.58% 0.62% 0.54% 2.6% 3.25% 1.89%
62 0.53% 0.58% 0.49% 2.38% 2.99% 1.73%
61 0.48% 0.54% 0.43% 2.18% 2.74% 1.58%
60 0.44% 0.51% 0.37% 2% 2.51% 1.45%
59 0.4% 0.48% 0.33% 1.83% 2.3% 1.33%
58 0.36% 0.43% 0.29% 1.67% 2.11% 1.23%
57 0.32% 0.39% 0.26% 1.54% 1.94% 1.13%
56 0.29% 0.35% 0.23% 1.41% 1.78% 1.04%
55 0.26% 0.31% 0.2% 1.3% 1.64% 0.97%
54 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 1.2% 1.51% 0.9%
53 0.21% 0.25% 0.16% 1.11% 1.39% 0.83%
52 0.19% 0.22% 0.15% 1.02% 1.28% 0.77%
51 0.17% 0.2% 0.13% 0.95% 1.18% 0.72%
50 0.15% 0.19% 0.12% 0.87% 1.08% 0.67%
49 0.14% 0.17% 0.11% 0.81% 0.99% 0.63%
48 0.12% 0.15% 0.1% 0.74% 0.91% 0.58%
47 0.11% 0.13% 0.09% 0.69% 0.84% 0.54%
46 0.1% 0.11% 0.08% 0.63% 0.77% 0.5%
45 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.59% 0.71% 0.47%
44 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.54% 0.66% 0.43%
43 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.5% 0.61% 0.4%
42 0.08% 0.09% 0.06% 0.47% 0.56% 0.38%
41 0.07% 0.09% 0.06% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
40 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.41% 0.49% 0.33%
39 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.38% 0.45% 0.31%
38 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.36% 0.42% 0.3%
37 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.34% 0.4% 0.28%
36 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.32% 0.38% 0.26%
35 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.3% 0.35% 0.25%
34 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.28% 0.34% 0.23%
33 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.27% 0.32% 0.22%
32 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.26% 0.3% 0.21%
31 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.25% 0.29% 0.2%
30 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.24% 0.28% 0.19%
29 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.23% 0.28% 0.18%
28 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.23% 0.27% 0.18%
27 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
26 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.22% 0.27% 0.16%
25 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
24 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.21% 0.27% 0.15%
23 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.21% 0.27% 0.15%
22 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.21% 0.27% 0.15%
21 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.21% 0.26% 0.14%
20 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.2% 0.25% 0.14%
19 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.17% 0.21% 0.13%
17 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.15% 0.18% 0.12%
16 0.02% 0.02% 0.009% 0.13% 0.15% 0.11%
15 0.01% 0.02% 0.009% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
14 0.01% 0.02% 0.008% 0.09% 0.1% 0.08%
13 0.009% 0.01% 0.008% 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
12 0.007% 0.007% 0.007% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
11 0.004% 0.003% 0.005% 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
10 0.003% 0.002% 0.004% 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
9 0.003% 0.002% 0.004% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
8 0.003% 0.002% 0.004% 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
7 0.004% 0.003% 0.005% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
6 0.004% 0.003% 0.005% 0.1% 0.1% 0.09%
5 0.004% 0.004% 0.005% 0.11% 0.12% 0.11%
4 0.005% 0.005% 0.005% 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
3 0.007% 0.009% 0.006% 0.17% 0.18% 0.16%
2 0.009% 0.01% 0.007% 0.2% 0.21% 0.19%
1 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.25% 0.26% 0.24%
0 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 3.08% 3.36% 2.77%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/iceland/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.11% in the birth year in Iceland and 3.08% in Papua New Guinea, 0.05% vs 0.24% at age 30, 0.44% vs 2% at 60, and 4.08% vs 11.4% at 80.

Death rate by age in Iceland vs Papua New Guinea

Iceland
Male

Female
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Iceland Papua New Guinea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 480 184.2 789 0 0 0
99 964 634 1,307 57 30.4 99.7
98 1,325 920 1,740 87.9 48.1 150.7
97 1,748 1,277 2,224 131.3 73.6 220.8
96 2,214 1,699 2,735 190.1 109.5 313
95 2,706 2,171 3,243 266.9 158 431
94 3,204 2,671 3,718 364 221.6 576
93 3,659 3,169 4,131 483 303 748
92 4,055 3,635 4,460 626 403 948
91 4,370 4,042 4,690 792 524 1,174
90 4,582 4,367 4,817 981 667 1,422
89 4,718 4,597 4,841 1,189 831 1,688
88 4,766 4,725 4,772 1,412 1,012 1,961
87 4,703 4,755 4,624 1,643 1,208 2,233
86 4,536 4,693 4,410 1,872 1,410 2,491
85 4,316 4,549 4,148 2,093 1,614 2,726
84 4,075 4,336 3,853 2,298 1,813 2,929
83 3,782 4,068 3,543 2,482 2,003 3,095
82 3,480 3,758 3,238 2,645 2,181 3,224
81 3,188 3,427 2,953 2,784 2,345 3,314
80 2,899 3,104 2,685 2,899 2,493 3,367
79 2,640 2,824 2,439 2,989 2,623 3,382
78 2,379 2,556 2,200 3,051 2,731 3,363
77 2,174 2,342 2,002 3,071 2,815 3,310
76 1,990 2,136 1,823 3,058 2,873 3,227
75 1,818 1,959 1,670 3,029 2,904 3,117
74 1,639 1,781 1,493 2,978 2,910 2,987
73 1,465 1,618 1,302 2,907 2,893 2,840
72 1,299 1,472 1,117 2,821 2,858 2,683
71 1,163 1,351 970 2,722 2,806 2,521
70 1,065 1,252 873 2,615 2,742 2,359
69 984 1,154 805 2,503 2,668 2,201
68 888 1,031 740 2,387 2,587 2,050
67 803 919 685 2,272 2,499 1,907
66 727 816 634 2,157 2,405 1,775
65 654 719 586 2,042 2,307 1,651
64 590 635 545 1,928 2,204 1,537
63 544 579 510 1,815 2,096 1,430
62 500 537 465 1,703 1,985 1,330
61 459 508 411 1,593 1,873 1,237
60 421 482 359 1,488 1,761 1,151
59 384 452 317 1,387 1,651 1,071
58 348 413 280.6 1,292 1,546 997
57 313 372 249 1,204 1,446 930
56 279.5 334 221.7 1,123 1,353 868
55 252.7 301 199.9 1,048 1,265 812
54 226.1 269.1 180.1 979 1,183 760
53 201.4 238.7 161.5 914 1,104 712
52 180.5 212 145.7 853 1,030 668
51 164.3 193.5 132 796 959 626
50 150.7 180 118.3 742 892 587
49 135.6 163.1 105.5 690 828 550
48 119.4 141.5 95.8 642 768 514
47 106.3 122.6 88.5 597 712 480
46 97.6 110.8 82.7 554 660 448
45 90.5 102.4 76.9 515 612 419
44 88.1 100.4 73.6 480 568 391
43 84.7 97.7 69.8 447 528 366
42 77.4 89.5 63.6 418 492 344
41 73.1 85 59.7 392 460 324
40 65 75.3 53.4 368 430 306
39 61.8 72.1 49.7 347 404 289.1
38 60.4 71.7 46.6 327 379 273.1
37 60.5 74.3 44.2 309 358 257.6
36 59.3 75.5 40.6 291.4 338 242.8
35 59.6 78.4 37.4 275.7 320 228.9
34 59.9 81 34.8 261.5 304 216.2
33 61.1 85.2 33.9 249 289.8 204.9
32 57.6 81.5 31.3 238.2 277.8 195.1
31 52.8 75.3 28.2 229.1 267.8 186.7
30 48.1 68.5 26 221.5 259.8 179.4
29 43.4 61.3 24.1 215.2 253.7 172.7
28 40.1 56.9 22.3 209.9 249.4 166.2
27 38 55.2 20.3 205.6 246.8 159.7
26 37 55.4 18.3 202.1 245.8 153.5
25 36.8 55.6 17.2 199.6 246.2 147.7
24 36.8 55.3 17.6 198.2 247.5 143
23 35.3 52.1 18.2 197.5 249 139.8
22 33.6 48.4 18.4 196.9 249.5 137.9
21 31.6 44.6 17.9 195.2 247.2 136.8
20 29.3 41.2 16.8 190.3 239.4 135.2
19 27.1 38.2 15.4 180.6 224.3 131.8
18 24.3 34.4 13.6 165.4 201.6 125.1
17 20.6 29.4 11.2 145.5 173.1 114.8
16 17 24.2 9.38 123.8 143.4 102.1
15 14.3 19.8 8.54 103.3 116.4 88.8
14 11.9 15.4 8.13 86.3 94.9 76.8
13 9.46 11.2 7.74 73.8 79.6 67.5
12 6.68 6.6 6.75 65.8 70 61.1
11 4.04 3.03 5.11 61.7 65.4 57.8
10 3 1.79 4.27 61.3 64.9 57.3
9 2.86 1.66 4.13 64.1 68.3 59.6
8 3.25 2.18 4.44 70.2 75.1 64.8
7 3.69 2.8 4.65 79.6 85.6 73.1
6 3.84 3.04 4.7 92.7 99.9 85
5 4.13 3.5 4.81 110.1 118.2 101.4
4 5.24 5.27 5.21 132.5 141.3 123
3 7.25 8.57 5.84 160.8 169.8 151.2
2 9.29 11.8 6.6 196.3 204.7 187.3
1 13.8 17.6 9.72 240.4 247.3 233
0 114.6 114.4 114.7 3,076 3,364 2,770

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/iceland/papua-new-guinea | 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 0 in Papua New Guinea. The median age of death is 85.9 in Iceland and 71.7 in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea more than their death rates.

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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