Italy vs Sweden: Male life expectancy at birth
Italy
81.57 years
in 2023
Sweden
81.44 years
in 2023
Italy rank
13th
Sweden rank
15th
Male life expectancy at birth over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 81.57 years against 81.44 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.23 years | 70.75 years | 5.51 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 67.41 years | 71.62 years | 4.21 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 69.61 years | 72.23 years | 2.62 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 72.17 years | 73.76 years | 1.59 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 74.73 years | 76 years | 1.27 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 77.93 years | 78.34 years | 0.4034 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 80.32 years | 80.34 years | 0.0152 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 80.4 years | 81.16 years | 0.7578 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 81.57 years against 81.44 years in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.13 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?
- Italy ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.