What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Iceland?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Iceland was 82.69 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 82.85 years in 2019.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 71 years in 1951.

How does Iceland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Iceland ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iceland data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Iceland

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Iceland
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iceland: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 82.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

82.69 years

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

25th

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.85 years

in 2019

All-time low

71 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Iceland, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Iceland stood at 82.69 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Iceland peaked at 82.85 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71 years, in 1951.

That places Iceland 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	72.56 years	71 years	73.39 years	10
1960s	73.57 years	72.94 years	74.05 years	10
1970s	75.1 years	73.49 years	76.63 years	10
1980s	77.04 years	76.19 years	77.93 years	10
1990s	78.54 years	77.54 years	79.4 years	10
2000s	80.76 years	79.55 years	81.42 years	10
2010s	82.16 years	81.59 years	82.85 years	10
2020s	82.46 years	81.59 years	82.84 years	4

Countries ranked near Iceland

22 Macao 83.08 years compare
23 Vatican 82.98 years compare
24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years compare
26 Canada 82.63 years compare
27 Martinique 82.56 years compare
28 Ireland 82.41 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Iceland

Population, male 201,062 (2025)
Population, female 48.8% (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,599 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,468 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
Population, male 51.2% (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 26.3% (2025)

All data for Iceland →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Iceland?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Iceland was 82.69 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 82.85 years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 71 years in 1951.
How does Iceland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Iceland ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.