Survival to age 65 of cohort in Iceland

Iceland: Survival to age 65 of cohort was 93.9 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
93.9
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
22nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
93.9
in 2024
All-time low
82.73
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Iceland, 1960–2024

020406080100196019922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 93.9 for survival to age 65 of cohort in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65 of cohort in Iceland peaked at 93.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.73, in 1971.

That places Iceland 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 84.32 83.29 85.48 10
1970s 85.61 82.73 88.7 10
1980s 88.26 86.25 89.8 10
1990s 89.29 87.28 90.52 10
2000s 91.55 89.21 93.38 10
2010s 92.88 92.4 93.69 10
2020s 93.07 92.3 93.9 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 19 Gibraltar 93.98 compare
  2. 20 Norway 93.94 compare
  3. 21 Cyprus 93.93 compare
  4. 23 Australia 93.86 compare
  5. 24 Portugal 93.77 compare
  6. 25 Israel 93.61 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places β†’

More reference data data for Iceland

All data for Iceland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65 of cohort in Iceland?
Survival to age 65 of cohort in Iceland was 93.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 93.9 in 2024.
What is the lowest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 82.73 in 1971.
How does Iceland rank for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Iceland ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65 of cohort rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65 of cohort
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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