Survival ages across the population in Iceland
Iceland: Survival ages across the population was 28.06 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
28.06
Change on year
down 17.7%
World rank
33rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
35.37
in 2019
All-time low
0.02
in 1846
Years of data
186
1838–2023
Survival ages across the population in Iceland, 1838–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival ages across the population in Iceland is 28.06, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Iceland peaked at 35.37 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1846.
Iceland ranks 33rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Survival ages across the population in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1838 | 0.03 | — |
| 1839 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1842 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1843 | 0.03 | -40.0% |
| 1844 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1845 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.02 | -50.0% |
| 1847 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1848 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1849 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1854 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 1855 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 1860 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1862 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 1863 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1864 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 1870 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1871 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 1872 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 1873 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1874 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1875 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 1876 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1878 | 0.05 | -28.6% |
| 1879 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1880 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1881 | 0.04 | -33.3% |
| 1882 | 0.02 | -50.0% |
| 1883 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 1884 | 0.07 | +75.0% |
| 1885 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1888 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1889 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1890 | 0.04 | -60.0% |
| 1891 | 0.07 | +75.0% |
| 1892 | 0.1 | +42.9% |
| 1893 | 0.12 | +20.0% |
| 1894 | 0.08 | -33.3% |
| 1895 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1897 | 0.08 | -20.0% |
| 1898 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 1899 | 0.11 | +57.1% |
| 1900 | 0.08 | -27.3% |
| 1901 | 0.13 | +62.5% |
| 1902 | 0.09 | -30.8% |
| 1903 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 1904 | 0.14 | +75.0% |
| 1905 | 0.1 | -28.6% |
| 1906 | 0.13 | +30.0% |
| 1907 | 0.09 | -30.8% |
| 1908 | 0.06 | -33.3% |
| 1909 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1911 | 0.13 | +30.0% |
| 1912 | 0.17 | +30.8% |
| 1913 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.12 | -29.4% |
| 1915 | 0.16 | +33.3% |
| 1916 | 0.13 | -18.8% |
| 1917 | 0.19 | +46.2% |
| 1918 | 0.24 | +26.3% |
| 1919 | 0.16 | -33.3% |
| 1920 | 0.12 | -25.0% |
| 1921 | 0.2 | +66.7% |
| 1922 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.22 | +10.0% |
| 1924 | 0.2 | -9.1% |
| 1925 | 0.25 | +25.0% |
| 1926 | 0.23 | -8.0% |
| 1927 | 0.13 | -43.5% |
| 1928 | 0.26 | +100.0% |
| 1929 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 1932 | 0.27 | +8.0% |
| 1933 | 0.3 | +11.1% |
| 1934 | 0.22 | -26.7% |
| 1935 | 0.17 | -22.7% |
| 1936 | 0.25 | +47.1% |
| 1937 | 0.43 | +72.0% |
| 1938 | 0.46 | +7.0% |
| 1939 | 0.34 | -26.1% |
| 1940 | 0.35 | +2.9% |
| 1941 | 0.38 | +8.6% |
| 1942 | 0.21 | -44.7% |
| 1943 | 0.43 | +104.8% |
| 1944 | 0.32 | -25.6% |
| 1945 | 0.4 | +25.0% |
| 1946 | 0.52 | +30.0% |
| 1947 | 0.7 | +34.6% |
| 1948 | 0.77 | +10.0% |
| 1949 | 0.83 | +7.8% |
| 1950 | 0.86 | +3.6% |
| 1951 | 0.65 | -24.4% |
| 1952 | 1.26 | +93.8% |
| 1953 | 3.16 | +150.8% |
| 1954 | 2.39 | -24.4% |
| 1955 | 2.59 | +8.4% |
| 1956 | 2.36 | -8.9% |
| 1957 | 5.47 | +131.8% |
| 1958 | 2.06 | -62.3% |
| 1959 | 8.75 | +324.8% |
| 1960 | 4.55 | -48.0% |
| 1961 | 3.26 | -28.4% |
| 1962 | 2.93 | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 2.65 | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 3.92 | +47.9% |
| 1965 | 3.74 | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 7.7 | +105.9% |
| 1967 | 9.98 | +29.6% |
| 1968 | 6.99 | -30.0% |
| 1969 | 11.61 | +66.1% |
| 1970 | 13.83 | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 6.66 | -51.8% |
| 1972 | 17.24 | +158.9% |
| 1973 | 11.88 | -31.1% |
| 1974 | 15.15 | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 8.71 | -42.5% |
| 1976 | 18.59 | +113.4% |
| 1977 | 13.18 | -29.1% |
| 1978 | 14.53 | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 16.36 | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 17.57 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 19.25 | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 22.23 | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 19.2 | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 20.91 | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 20.75 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 21.22 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 17.31 | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 20.77 | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 22.61 | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 20.64 | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 20.85 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 26.27 | +26.0% |
| 1993 | 30.93 | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 27.49 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 19.45 | -29.2% |
| 1996 | 21.78 | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 27.48 | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 25.92 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 25.57 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.38 | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 24.52 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 26.47 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 31.49 | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 26.5 | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 34 | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 27.35 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 30.17 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 34.06 | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 33.94 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 31.05 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 33.04 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 34.43 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 33.34 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 33.93 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 32.52 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 31.88 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.38 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 32.6 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 35.37 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 33 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 30.51 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 34.1 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 28.06 | -17.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 28.06 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.14, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 28.06 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.79, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival ages across the population in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +324.8% | 2.06 | 8.75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.036 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.037 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.052 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.061 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.085 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.098 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.157 | 0.1 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.207 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.295 | 0.17 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.491 | 0.21 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.96 | 0.65 | 8.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.73 | 2.65 | 11.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.61 | 6.66 | 18.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.18 | 17.31 | 22.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.64 | 19.45 | 30.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.19 | 23.38 | 34.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.95 | 31.05 | 35.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.42 | 28.06 | 34.1 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Iceland?
- Survival ages across the population in Iceland was 28.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.37 in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1846.
- How does Iceland rank for survival ages across the population?
- Iceland ranks 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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