France vs Italy: Life expectancy at birth, female
France
85.9 years
in 2024
Italy
86 years
in 2024
France rank
14th
Italy rank
13th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 86 years against 85.9 years in France, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Italy ranks 13th of 217 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.37 years | 72.96 years | 1.41 years | France |
| 1970s | 76.75 years | 75.92 years | 0.832 years | France |
| 1980s | 79.38 years | 78.75 years | 0.631 years | France |
| 1990s | 81.81 years | 81.37 years | 0.44 years | France |
| 2000s | 83.84 years | 83.61 years | 0.23 years | France |
| 2010s | 85.69 years | 85.21 years | 0.48 years | France |
| 2020s | 85.5 years | 85.12 years | 0.38 years | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 86 years against 85.9 years in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between France and Italy?
- 0.1 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- France ranks 14th and Italy ranks 13th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.