Italy vs Upper middle income: Life expectancy at birth, male

Italy
82 years
in 2024
Upper middle income
73.25 years
in 2024
Italy rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
11th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Italy
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 82 years against 73.25 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.75 years.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 218 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 67.42 years 50.67 years 16.75 years Italy
1970s 69.62 years 57.98 years 11.64 years Italy
1980s 72.17 years 62.79 years 9.38 years Italy
1990s 74.98 years 66.25 years 8.73 years Italy
2000s 78.03 years 69.33 years 8.7 years Italy
2010s 80.47 years 72 years 8.47 years Italy
2020s 80.92 years 72.63 years 8.29 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Italy or Upper middle income?
Italy, at 82 years against 73.25 years in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Italy and Upper middle income?
8.75 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Upper middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Upper middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Italy ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 11th 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, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (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.