Italy vs Yemen: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Italy
4.18
in 2023
Yemen
4.15
in 2023
Italy rank
167th
Yemen rank
168th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Italy
  • Yemen
051015187219472023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.18 against 4.15 in Yemen, a difference of 0.03.

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 5.02 0.902 Yemen
1960s 5.54 5.47 0.0668 Italy
1970s 6.3 4.4 1.91 Italy
1980s 6.58 4.13 2.45 Italy
1990s 6.45 3.89 2.55 Italy
2000s 5.56 3.75 1.81 Italy
2010s 4.57 5.12 0.5462 Yemen
2020s 4.54 5.34 0.8052 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Italy or Yemen?
Italy, at 4.18 against 4.15 in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Italy and Yemen?
0.03, 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 difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Italy ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
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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