Australia vs Italy: Female life expectancy at birth
Australia
85.74 years
in 2023
Italy
85.75 years
in 2023
Australia rank
17th
Italy rank
15th
Female life expectancy at birth over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 85.75 years against 85.74 years in Australia, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.82 years | 69.35 years | 3.47 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 74.29 years | 72.95 years | 1.34 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 76.08 years | 75.91 years | 0.1681 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 78.89 years | 78.75 years | 0.1412 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 81.06 years | 81.18 years | 0.1177 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 83.17 years | 83.49 years | 0.3195 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 84.66 years | 84.9 years | 0.2301 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 85.44 years | 84.93 years | 0.5085 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 85.75 years against 85.74 years in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Australia and Italy?
- 0.01 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?
- Australia ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Female 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.