France vs Italy: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
France
1.45
in 2018
Italy
1.2
in 2017
France rank
2nd
Italy rank
4th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 1.45 against 1.2 in Italy, a difference of 0.25.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1872 it was France ahead.
France ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 4th of 33 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0331 | -0.0146 | 0.0477 | France |
| 1880s | 0.0495 | -0.0268 | 0.0763 | France |
| 1890s | 0.0496 | 0.0035 | 0.0461 | France |
| 1900s | 0.064 | 0.0233 | 0.0408 | France |
| 1910s | 0.0607 | 0.0253 | 0.0354 | France |
| 1920s | 0.0977 | 0.048 | 0.0496 | France |
| 1930s | 0.1432 | 0.0864 | 0.0568 | France |
| 1940s | 0.1594 | 0.0808 | 0.0785 | France |
| 1950s | 0.3089 | 0.173 | 0.1358 | France |
| 1960s | 0.4247 | 0.2478 | 0.177 | France |
| 1970s | 0.5786 | 0.4014 | 0.1772 | France |
| 1980s | 0.8429 | 0.6455 | 0.1974 | France |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 0.931 | 0.2151 | France |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 1.18 | 0.1874 | France |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.26 | 0.2056 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, France or Italy?
- France, at 1.45 against 1.2 in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between France and Italy?
- 0.25, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1872 to 2017.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- France ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 4th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.