Egypt vs Italy: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Egypt
4.14 years
in 2023
Italy
4.15 years
in 2023
Egypt rank
152nd
Italy rank
151st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Egypt
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.15 years against 4.14 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 152nd and Italy ranks 151st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.77 years | 3.65 years | 3.12 years | Egypt |
| 1960s | 7.63 years | 5.1 years | 2.53 years | Egypt |
| 1970s | 6.7 years | 5.97 years | 0.7308 years | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.24 years | 6.41 years | 2.18 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.88 years | 6.36 years | 2.48 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 4.64 years | 5.51 years | 0.8751 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.48 years | 4.53 years | 0.0555 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.97 years | 4.52 years | 0.5438 years | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Egypt or Italy?
- Italy, at 4.15 years against 4.14 years in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Egypt and Italy?
- 0.01 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Italy rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Egypt ranks 152nd and Italy ranks 151st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. 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.