Australia vs Italy: Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men

Australia
85.74
in 2023
Italy
85.75
in 2023
Australia rank
17th
Italy rank
15th

Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 85.75 against 85.74 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 72.82 69.35 3.47 Australia
1960s 74.29 72.95 1.34 Australia
1970s 76.08 75.91 0.1681 Australia
1980s 78.89 78.75 0.1412 Australia
1990s 81.06 81.18 0.1177 Italy
2000s 83.17 83.49 0.3195 Italy
2010s 84.66 84.9 0.2301 Italy
2020s 85.44 84.93 0.5085 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men, Australia or Italy?
Italy, at 85.75 against 85.74 in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men between Australia and Italy?
0.01, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men?
Australia ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed