Italy vs Sweden: Life expectancy
Italy
82.4 years
in 2020
Sweden
82.43 years
in 2020
Italy rank
13th
Sweden rank
12th
Life expectancy over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 82.43 years against 82.4 years in Italy, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 33.1 years | 45.02 years | 11.92 years | Sweden |
| 1880s | 32.82 years | 47.67 years | 14.85 years | Sweden |
| 1890s | 38.58 years | 50.44 years | 11.86 years | Sweden |
| 1900s | 41.85 years | 52.23 years | 10.38 years | Sweden |
| 1910s | 48.49 years | 58.59 years | 10.1 years | Sweden |
| 1920s | 51.78 years | 62.4 years | 10.62 years | Sweden |
| 1930s | 56.2 years | 65.17 years | 8.97 years | Sweden |
| 1950s | 66.98 years | 71.87 years | 4.88 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 69.73 years | 73.46 years | 3.72 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 72.18 years | 74.82 years | 2.64 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 74.82 years | 76.22 years | 1.39 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 77.55 years | 78.2 years | 0.6513 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.32 years | 80.18 years | 0.1355 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 82.33 years | 81.85 years | 0.4802 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 82.4 years | 82.43 years | 0.0321 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 82.43 years against 82.4 years in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.03 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy?
- Italy ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.