Italy vs Singapore: Life expectancy at birth, female

Italy
86 years
in 2024
Singapore
85.6 years
in 2024
Italy rank
13th
Singapore rank
16th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Italy
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 86 years against 85.6 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.4 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 13th and Singapore ranks 16th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 72.96 years 70.63 years 2.33 years Italy
1970s 75.92 years 73.32 years 2.59 years Italy
1980s 78.75 years 76.04 years 2.71 years Italy
1990s 81.37 years 78.6 years 2.77 years Italy
2000s 83.61 years 81.95 years 1.66 years Italy
2010s 85.21 years 84.87 years 0.34 years Italy
2020s 85.12 years 85.5 years 0.38 years Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Italy or Singapore?
Italy, at 86 years against 85.6 years in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Italy and Singapore?
0.4 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Singapore?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Singapore rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Italy ranks 13th and Singapore ranks 16th of 218 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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.