France vs Italy: Life expectancy
France
82.21 years
in 2020
Italy
82.4 years
in 2020
France rank
16th
Italy rank
13th
Life expectancy over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 82.4 years against 82.21 years in France, a difference of 0.19 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was France ahead.
France ranks 16th and Italy ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, France averaged higher in 10 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 36.52 years | 33.1 years | 3.42 years | France |
| 1880s | 42.79 years | 32.82 years | 9.97 years | France |
| 1890s | 43.43 years | 38.58 years | 4.85 years | France |
| 1900s | 45.1 years | 41.85 years | 3.25 years | France |
| 1910s | 51.36 years | 48.49 years | 2.87 years | France |
| 1920s | 54.3 years | 51.78 years | 2.52 years | France |
| 1930s | 58.29 years | 56.2 years | 2.09 years | France |
| 1950s | 67.41 years | 66.98 years | 0.425 years | France |
| 1960s | 70.74 years | 69.73 years | 1.01 years | France |
| 1970s | 72.5 years | 72.18 years | 0.315 years | France |
| 1980s | 74.77 years | 74.82 years | 0.055 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 77.35 years | 77.55 years | 0.2011 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 79.69 years | 80.32 years | 0.6218 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 81.81 years | 82.33 years | 0.5247 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 82.21 years | 82.4 years | 0.1849 years | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 82.4 years against 82.21 years in France as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between France and Italy?
- 0.19 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for life expectancy?
- France ranks 16th and Italy ranks 13th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.