Iceland · Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)
71.4 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years).
Healthy life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes: equivalent years in full health under reference-year mortality and morbidity.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled healthy life expectancy estimates using the Sullivan method with morbidity adjustment.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2000 | 69.14267936 | 68.39286558 | 69.87138048 | — |
| Iceland | 2001 | 69.37082454 | 68.75877901 | 70.17055595 | — |
| Iceland | 2002 | 69.60557653 | 68.95790503 | 70.31867584 | — |
| Iceland | 2003 | 69.81600166 | 69.20113401 | 70.59479722 | — |
| Iceland | 2004 | 69.9717933 | 69.19983675 | 70.6698765 | — |
| Iceland | 2005 | 70.0786425 | 69.36568356 | 70.84356417 | — |
| Iceland | 2006 | 70.19589825 | 69.47534488 | 70.89003159 | — |
| Iceland | 2007 | 70.29305882 | 69.71193959 | 71.14268362 | — |
| Iceland | 2008 | 70.41062359 | 69.70736974 | 71.07344761 | — |
| Iceland | 2009 | 70.56862679 | 69.96386293 | 71.44769569 | — |
| Iceland | 2010 | 70.70951981 | 69.90993588 | 71.51830263 | — |
| Iceland | 2011 | 70.84840583 | 70.14173288 | 71.51085353 | — |
| Iceland | 2012 | 70.95868842 | 70.22292383 | 71.74328997 | — |
| Iceland | 2013 | 71.04552528 | 70.34430457 | 71.8509044 | — |
| Iceland | 2014 | 71.08425596 | 70.38588836 | 71.79192114 | — |
| Iceland | 2015 | 71.11890254 | 70.33464025 | 72.05431892 | — |
| Iceland | 2016 | 71.1603593 | 70.51796804 | 71.92129089 | — |
| Iceland | 2017 | 71.25043977 | 70.43238736 | 72.14622851 | — |
| Iceland | 2018 | 71.33109295 | 70.54370649 | 71.99178159 | — |
| Iceland | 2019 | 71.39375059 | 70.5879098 | 72.27489006 | — |
| Iceland | 2020 | 71.36480723 | 70.66293014 | 72.41094845 | — |
| Iceland | 2021 | 71.37048597 | Not reported | Not reported | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.