Ireland vs Italy: Life expectancy
Ireland
82.47 years
in 2020
Italy
82.4 years
in 2020
Ireland rank
11th
Italy rank
13th
Life expectancy over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 82.47 years against 82.4 years in Italy, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 11th and Italy ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 9 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 42.34 years | 33.1 years | 9.24 years | Ireland |
| 1880s | 45.35 years | 32.82 years | 12.53 years | Ireland |
| 1890s | 46.89 years | 38.58 years | 8.31 years | Ireland |
| 1900s | 49.45 years | 41.85 years | 7.6 years | Ireland |
| 1910s | 53.85 years | 48.49 years | 5.36 years | Ireland |
| 1920s | 57.81 years | 51.78 years | 6.03 years | Ireland |
| 1930s | 58.91 years | 56.2 years | 2.71 years | Ireland |
| 1950s | 66.78 years | 66.98 years | 0.2 years | Italy |
| 1960s | 70.41 years | 69.73 years | 0.67 years | Ireland |
| 1970s | 71.26 years | 72.18 years | 0.92 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 73.05 years | 74.82 years | 1.77 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 77.55 years | 2.39 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 77.73 years | 80.32 years | 2.59 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 80.97 years | 82.33 years | 1.36 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 82.47 years | 82.4 years | 0.0746 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 82.47 years against 82.4 years in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Ireland and Italy?
- 0.07 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for life expectancy?
- Ireland ranks 11th 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.