Healthy life expectancy in Iceland
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Iceland was 69.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2006.
Iceland, 2023
69.8
Change from 2022
−0.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
69.3 years
Position in 2023
20th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Iceland over time
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Iceland
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 69.8 years |
| 2022 | 70.0 years |
| 2021 | 70.2 years |
| 2020 | 70.4 years |
| 2019 | 70.5 years |
| 2018 | 70.4 years |
| 2017 | 70.5 years |
| 2016 | 70.4 years |
| 2015 | 70.4 years |
| 2014 | 70.4 years |
| 2013 | 70.4 years |
| 2012 | 70.4 years |
| 2011 | 70.3 years |
| 2010 | 70.2 years |
| 2009 | 70.1 years |
| 2008 | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 69.9 years |
| 2006 | 69.8 years |
| 2005 | 69.7 years |
| 2004 | 69.7 years |
| 2003 | 69.6 years |
| 2002 | 69.4 years |
| 2001 | 69.2 years |
| 2000 | 69.0 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3% from 70.0 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 70.4 years, the figure has changed by −0.9%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Iceland has the 20th highest value.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Life expectancy at birth
82.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Healthy life years at birth
62.4 years
2018 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
82.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
1.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
257 per 100,000 people
2023 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat