Italy vs Japan: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Italy
1.2
in 2017
Japan
2.06
in 2019
Italy rank
4th
Japan rank
1st
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.06 against 1.2 in Italy, a difference of 0.86.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 4th and Japan ranks 1st of 33 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1009 | 0.1188 | 0.0178 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.173 | 0.2023 | 0.0292 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.2478 | 0.3053 | 0.0575 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.4014 | 0.4459 | 0.0444 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.6455 | 0.7644 | 0.1189 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.931 | 1.28 | 0.3486 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 1.88 | 0.6924 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 2.07 | 0.8139 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.06 against 1.2 in Italy as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Italy and Japan?
- 0.86, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2017.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Italy ranks 4th and Japan ranks 1st 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.