Australia vs Italy: Healthy life expectancy
Australia
70.61 Years
in 2021
Italy
70.56 Years
in 2021
Australia rank
13th
Italy rank
14th
Healthy life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 70.61 Years against 70.56 Years in Italy, a difference of 0.05 Years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Italy ranks 14th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.82 Years | 69.32 Years | 0.499 Years | Italy |
| 2010s | 70.08 Years | 70.98 Years | 0.8984 Years | Italy |
| 2020s | 70.67 Years | 70.52 Years | 0.1471 Years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher healthy life expectancy, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 70.61 Years against 70.56 Years in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in healthy life expectancy between Australia and Italy?
- 0.05 Years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for healthy life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 13th and Italy ranks 14th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.