Italy vs United States: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45

Italy
3.79
in 2023
United States
3.77
in 2023
Italy rank
133rd
United States rank
134th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • Italy
  • United States
0246187219472023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.79 against 3.77 in United States, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1933 it was United States ahead.

Italy ranks 133rd and United States ranks 134th of 236 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United States Difference Ahead
1930s 1.73 2.63 0.9043 United States
1940s 2.3 3.52 1.22 United States
1950s 2.98 4.65 1.66 United States
1960s 4.19 5.58 1.39 United States
1970s 5.12 6.07 0.9428 United States
1980s 5.6 5.65 0.0468 United States
1990s 5.39 4.86 0.5273 Italy
2000s 4.84 3.96 0.8809 Italy
2010s 4.12 3.74 0.3755 Italy
2020s 4.1 4.02 0.0822 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45, Italy or United States?
Italy, at 3.79 against 3.77 in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between Italy and United States?
0.02, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
91 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2023.
How do Italy and United States rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
Italy ranks 133rd and United States ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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