In 2009 the life expectancy in Iceland increased to 81.8 years.
That year, the life expectancy for women was 83.8 years and for men 79.8 years.Iceland’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 7th in 2008 to 5th in 2009.
If we look at the change in life expectancy in Iceland over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2008, when it was 81.6 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1999, when it was 79.4 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.