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Iceland – Life Expectancy

Name: Iceland Life Expectancy
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue throughout their lifetime. · World Bank

82.6 +0.5 from 2022 G20 rank: 27th · all-time high: 83.2 (2021)

APA

Iceland Life Expectancy. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/iceland/life-expectancy

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_iceland_life-expectancy,
  title = {Iceland Life Expectancy},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/iceland/life-expectancy},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	81.8	–	–
2025* trend	82.0	–	–
2023	82.6	+0.5	27th
2022	82.1	−1.0	24th
2021	83.2	+0.1	11th
2020	83.1	−0.1	10th
2019	83.2	+0.3	15th
2018	82.9	+0.2	14th
2017	82.7	+0.5	14th
2016	82.2	−0.3	22nd
2015	82.5	−0.4	13th
2014	82.9	+0.8	10th
2013	82.1	−0.9	15th
2012	82.9	+0.6	6th
2011	82.4	+0.5	9th
2010	81.9	+0.1	10th
2009	81.8	+0.1	9th
2008	81.6	+0.2	9th
2007	81.5	+0.3	8th
2006	81.2	−0.3	9th
2005	81.5	+0.5	6th
2004	81.0	+0.0	8th
2003	81.0	+0.5	7th
2002	80.5	−0.2	8th
2001	80.7	+1.0	6th
2000	79.7	+0.3	10th
1999	79.4	−0.3	10th
1998	79.6	+0.7	6th
1997	78.9	+0.1	9th
1996	78.8	+0.8	8th
1995	78.0	−1.3	10th
1994	79.2	+0.3	4th
1993	78.9	+0.2	4th
1992	78.8	+0.8	4th
1991	78.0	−0.0	5th
1990	78.0	−0.1	5th
1989	78.1	+1.1	4th
1988	77.1	−0.3	8th
1987	77.3	−0.7	6th
1986	78.0	+0.4	4th
1985	77.6	+0.0	2nd
1984	77.6	+0.7	2nd
1983	76.8	−0.2	4th
1982	77.0	+0.5	2nd
1981	76.5	−0.3	3rd
1980	76.8	+0.1	2nd
1979	76.8	+0.1	2nd
1978	76.6	+0.3	1st
1977	76.4	−0.6	1st
1976	77.0	+1.4	1st
1975	75.6	+1.1	1st
1974	74.5	+0.1	7th
1973	74.5	−0.0	5th
1972	74.5	+0.9	5th
1971	73.6	−0.4	7th
1970	73.9	+0.2	6th
1969	73.8	−0.2	5th
1968	74.0	+0.2	4th
1967	73.8	+0.5	7th
1966	73.3	−0.6	7th
1965	73.9	+0.3	2nd
1964	73.5	+0.5	7th
1963	73.0	−0.7	7th
1962	73.7	+0.2	1st
1961	73.5	−0.5	3rd
1960	74.0	–	1st

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +43.3% GDP growth 6.2% C/A balance 9.1%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

In 2023, Iceland recorded 82.6 for life expectancy – 27th in the G20. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 82.0 by 2025.