Italy vs Malta: Healthy life expectancy at birth

Italy
70.56
in 2021
Malta
70.71
in 2021
Italy rank
14th
Malta rank
12th

Healthy life expectancy at birth over time

  • Italy
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 70.71 against 70.56 in Italy, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 14th and Malta ranks 12th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 69.32 68.88 0.4342 Italy
2010s 70.98 70.69 0.2871 Italy
2020s 70.52 70.83 0.3038 Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy at birth, Italy or Malta?
Malta, at 70.71 against 70.56 in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy at birth between Italy and Malta?
0.15, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Italy and Malta rank globally for healthy life expectancy at birth?
Italy ranks 14th and Malta ranks 12th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed