Italy vs Yemen: Sex gap in life expectancy
Italy
4.18 years
in 2023
Yemen
4.15 years
in 2023
Italy rank
167th
Yemen rank
168th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Italy
- Yemen
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.18 years against 4.15 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Italy ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.12 years | 5.02 years | 0.902 years | Yemen |
| 1960s | 5.54 years | 5.47 years | 0.0668 years | Italy |
| 1970s | 6.3 years | 4.4 years | 1.91 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 6.58 years | 4.13 years | 2.45 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 6.45 years | 3.89 years | 2.55 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.56 years | 3.75 years | 1.81 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.57 years | 5.12 years | 0.5462 years | Yemen |
| 2020s | 4.54 years | 5.34 years | 0.8052 years | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Italy or Yemen?
- Italy, at 4.18 years against 4.15 years in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Italy and Yemen?
- 0.03 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Yemen rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Italy ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 168th 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. 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.