Italy vs United States of America: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Italy
3.79 years
in 2023
United States of America
3.77 years
in 2023
Italy rank
133rd
United States of America rank
134th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.79 years against 3.77 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1933 it was United States of America ahead.
Italy ranks 133rd and United States of America ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.73 years | 2.63 years | 0.9043 years | United States of America |
| 1940s | 2.3 years | 3.52 years | 1.22 years | United States of America |
| 1950s | 2.98 years | 4.65 years | 1.66 years | United States of America |
| 1960s | 4.19 years | 5.58 years | 1.39 years | United States of America |
| 1970s | 5.12 years | 6.07 years | 0.9428 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 5.6 years | 5.65 years | 0.0468 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 5.39 years | 4.86 years | 0.5273 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 4.84 years | 3.96 years | 0.8809 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.12 years | 3.74 years | 0.3755 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.1 years | 4.02 years | 0.0822 years | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Italy or United States of America?
- Italy, at 3.79 years against 3.77 years in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Italy and United States of America?
- 0.02 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Italy ranks 133rd and United States of America ranks 134th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.