Israel vs Italy: Life expectancy
Israel
82.36 years
in 2020
Italy
82.4 years
in 2020
Israel rank
14th
Italy rank
13th
Life expectancy over time
- Israel
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 82.4 years against 82.36 years in Israel, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 14th and Italy ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.46 years | 66.98 years | 2.47 years | Israel |
| 1960s | 71.37 years | 69.73 years | 1.64 years | Israel |
| 1970s | 72.33 years | 72.18 years | 0.155 years | Israel |
| 1980s | 74.68 years | 74.82 years | 0.15 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 77.41 years | 77.55 years | 0.1388 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 79.57 years | 80.32 years | 0.7428 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 81.92 years | 82.33 years | 0.4092 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 82.36 years | 82.4 years | 0.0355 years | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Israel or Italy?
- Italy, at 82.4 years against 82.36 years in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Israel and Italy?
- 0.04 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Israel and Italy rank globally for life expectancy?
- Israel ranks 14th 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.