The life expectancy exhibits a significant decline for all gender groups in 2022 compared to the previous year. Comparing the two different gender groups for the year 2022, the 'life expectancy of women at birth' leads the ranking with 83.4 years. Contrastingly, 'life expectancy of men at birth' is ranked last, with 81 years. Their difference, compared to life expectancy of women at birth, lies at 2.4 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years the average newborn is expected to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of birth do not change thereafter.
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Iceland: Life expectancy at birth from 2012 to 2022, by gender
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Iceland: Life expectancy at birth from 2012 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/970749/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-iceland-by-gender/
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