Iceland - Life expectancy at birth 1999

Life expectancy decreases in Iceland

In 1999 the life expectancy in Iceland decreased to 79.4 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 81.4 years and for men 77.4 years.

Iceland’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 4th in 1998 to 7th in 1999.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Iceland over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1998, when it was 79.7 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1989, when it was 78.2 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Iceland. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Iceland in Icelandic economy.

Iceland - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1999	81.40	77.40	79.40
1998	81.60	77.70	79.70
1997	81.60	76.30	78.90
1996	81.20	76.50	78.80
1995	80.10	76.00	78.00
1994	81.50	77.10	79.30
1993	80.80	77.10	79.00
1992	80.80	76.80	78.80
1991	81.30	74.90	78.00
1990	80.70	75.50	78.10
1989	80.20	76.20	78.20
1988	79.90	74.40	77.10
1987	79.90	74.90	77.30
1986	80.70	75.40	78.00
1985	80.40	74.90	77.60
1984	80.50	74.80	77.60
1983	80.60	73.30	76.70
1982	79.60	74.60	77.00
1981	79.80	73.40	76.40
1980	80.40	73.50	76.80
1979	80.00	73.70	76.77
1978	79.60	73.80	76.60
1977	79.60	73.30	76.30
1976	80.20	73.90	76.90
1975	79.00	72.30	75.50
1974	78.00	71.20	74.40
1973	77.60	71.50	74.40
1972	76.90	72.10	74.40
1971	76.50	70.80	73.50
1970	77.30	70.70	73.80
1969	76.40	71.20	73.70
1968	76.50	71.60	74.00
1967	76.60	71.10	73.80
1966	76.40	70.30	73.30
1965	76.40	71.40	73.80
1964	76.40	70.80	73.50
1963	76.10	70.20	73.00
1962	76.20	71.40	73.70
1961	76.30	70.80	73.50
1960	75.50	72.10	73.76

Iceland - Life expectancy at birth