Iceland · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
82.6 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
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
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2000 | 79.6920726 | 79.57084673 | 79.86374864 | — |
| Iceland | 2001 | 79.99493866 | 79.87975973 | 80.17280169 | — |
| Iceland | 2002 | 80.30310703 | 80.22199073 | 80.49818437 | — |
| Iceland | 2003 | 80.56916041 | 80.45280848 | 80.76380749 | — |
| Iceland | 2004 | 80.76637117 | 80.64466268 | 80.91135277 | — |
| Iceland | 2005 | 80.90304444 | 80.80183544 | 81.10646149 | — |
| Iceland | 2006 | 81.03602001 | 80.94335463 | 81.22185063 | — |
| Iceland | 2007 | 81.14698057 | 81.03616782 | 81.33344671 | — |
| Iceland | 2008 | 81.29367071 | 81.21027132 | 81.45657573 | — |
| Iceland | 2009 | 81.49587558 | 81.39016963 | 81.67301817 | — |
| Iceland | 2010 | 81.68175374 | 81.5700809 | 81.85649896 | — |
| Iceland | 2011 | 81.86017778 | 81.74724028 | 82.05467971 | — |
| Iceland | 2012 | 81.9847692 | 81.86311615 | 82.15233888 | — |
| Iceland | 2013 | 82.07380529 | 81.95154118 | 82.26956881 | — |
| Iceland | 2014 | 82.09822512 | 81.99914151 | 82.3040027 | — |
| Iceland | 2015 | 82.12605142 | 82.01991854 | 82.30277228 | — |
| Iceland | 2016 | 82.17563351 | 82.0823031 | 82.3711044 | — |
| Iceland | 2017 | 82.27340584 | 82.14676612 | 82.4876669 | — |
| Iceland | 2018 | 82.37332681 | 82.22408292 | 82.56355312 | — |
| Iceland | 2019 | 82.4706163 | 82.33634195 | 82.69950683 | — |
| Iceland | 2020 | 82.56117418 | 82.45464633 | 82.7835413 | — |
| Iceland | 2021 | 82.57766731 | 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.