Iceland vs Italy: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Iceland
82.29 years
in 2023
Italy
82.68 years
in 2022
Iceland rank
14th
Italy rank
11th
Period versus cohort life expectancy over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 82.68 years against 82.29 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.39 years.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1872 it was Italy ahead.
Iceland ranks 14th and Italy ranks 11th of 41 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 15 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 38.02 years | 32.71 years | 5.31 years | Iceland |
| 1880s | 39.88 years | 35.76 years | 4.12 years | Iceland |
| 1890s | 48.25 years | 40.58 years | 7.66 years | Iceland |
| 1900s | 50.27 years | 43.86 years | 6.41 years | Iceland |
| 1910s | 55.13 years | 42.67 years | 12.46 years | Iceland |
| 1920s | 57.67 years | 50.79 years | 6.88 years | Iceland |
| 1930s | 62.6 years | 55.99 years | 6.61 years | Iceland |
| 1940s | 67.19 years | 56.87 years | 10.32 years | Iceland |
| 1950s | 72.57 years | 67.32 years | 5.25 years | Iceland |
| 1960s | 73.58 years | 70.2 years | 3.38 years | Iceland |
| 1970s | 75.13 years | 72.77 years | 2.36 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 77.16 years | 75.49 years | 1.67 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 78.73 years | 78.02 years | 0.719 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 80.93 years | 80.82 years | 0.117 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 82.29 years | 82.7 years | 0.413 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 82.56 years | 82.47 years | 0.0933 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period versus cohort life expectancy, Iceland or Italy?
- Italy, at 82.68 years against 82.29 years in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.39 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1872 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Iceland ranks 14th and Italy ranks 11th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Period versus cohort life expectancy. 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, in a given year.