Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Italy
Italy: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 1.2 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
1.2
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
4th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.31
in 2014
All-time low
-0.0569
in 1884
Years of data
146
1872–2017
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Italy, 1872–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.2 for gender gap in life expectancy by age group in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Italy peaked at 1.31 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0569, in 1884.
That places Italy 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | -0.0137 | — |
| 1873 | -0.0128 | -6.0% |
| 1874 | -0.0112 | -13.0% |
| 1875 | -0.0192 | +71.5% |
| 1876 | -0.0158 | -17.6% |
| 1877 | -0.0197 | +24.6% |
| 1878 | -0.0121 | -38.6% |
| 1879 | -0.0124 | +2.8% |
| 1880 | -0.0084 | -32.5% |
| 1881 | -0.0171 | +103.6% |
| 1882 | -0.0209 | +22.2% |
| 1883 | -0.0378 | +80.9% |
| 1884 | -0.0569 | +50.8% |
| 1885 | -0.0313 | -45.1% |
| 1886 | -0.021 | -32.9% |
| 1887 | -0.0234 | +11.3% |
| 1888 | -0.0224 | -4.3% |
| 1889 | -0.0286 | +28.1% |
| 1890 | -0.0235 | -17.7% |
| 1891 | -0.0139 | -40.9% |
| 1892 | -0.0116 | -16.6% |
| 1893 | -0.0046 | -60.7% |
| 1894 | 0.0001 | -101.6% |
| 1895 | 0.014 | +19659.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0159 | +13.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0253 | +59.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0312 | +23.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0023 | -92.5% |
| 1900 | 0.0027 | +17.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0303 | +1004.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0234 | -23.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0235 | +0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.0301 | +28.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0245 | -18.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0314 | +28.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0206 | -34.6% |
| 1908 | 0.0244 | +18.7% |
| 1909 | 0.0219 | -10.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0298 | +36.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0226 | -24.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0262 | +15.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0363 | +38.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0306 | -15.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0281 | -8.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0334 | +18.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0204 | -38.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0048 | -76.6% |
| 1919 | 0.0207 | +334.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0273 | +31.9% |
| 1921 | 0.0284 | +3.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0341 | +20.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0503 | +47.7% |
| 1924 | 0.0562 | +11.7% |
| 1925 | 0.0515 | -8.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0509 | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0584 | +14.8% |
| 1928 | 0.0695 | +19.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0538 | -22.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0952 | +77.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0702 | -26.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0843 | +20.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0903 | +7.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1011 | +12.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0896 | -11.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0893 | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0834 | -6.6% |
| 1938 | 0.0858 | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0748 | -12.8% |
| 1940 | 0.0873 | +16.7% |
| 1941 | 0.067 | -23.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0843 | +25.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0627 | -25.6% |
| 1944 | 0.0542 | -13.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0446 | -17.8% |
| 1946 | 0.1057 | +137.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1027 | -2.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0949 | -7.5% |
| 1949 | 0.1052 | +10.8% |
| 1950 | 0.1535 | +45.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1386 | -9.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1384 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1507 | +8.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2002 | +32.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1758 | -12.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1533 | -12.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1915 | +24.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2052 | +7.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2231 | +8.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2319 | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2436 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2233 | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2144 | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2511 | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2342 | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2872 | +22.6% |
| 1967 | 0.259 | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2511 | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2817 | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3086 | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3315 | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.346 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3472 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3902 | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3888 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4215 | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4483 | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5021 | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5301 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5361 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5447 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5798 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.539 | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6314 | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6384 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6868 | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7362 | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7591 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8034 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7848 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8294 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8612 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9063 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9258 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9602 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.01 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.997 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.01 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.13 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.24 | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.25 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.24 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.25 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.28 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.31 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.16 | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -5.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | +19659.6% | 0.0001 | 0.014 |
| 1901 | +1004.1% | 0.0027 | 0.0303 |
| 1919 | +334.1% | 0.0048 | 0.0207 |
| 1946 | +137.2% | 0.0446 | 0.1057 |
| 1881 | -103.6% | -0.0084 | -0.0171 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | -0.0146 | -0.0197 | -0.0112 | 8 |
| 1880s | -0.0268 | -0.0569 | -0.0084 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0035 | -0.0235 | 0.0312 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0233 | 0.0027 | 0.0314 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0253 | 0.0048 | 0.0363 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.048 | 0.0273 | 0.0695 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0864 | 0.0702 | 0.1011 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0808 | 0.0446 | 0.1057 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.173 | 0.1384 | 0.2231 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2478 | 0.2144 | 0.2872 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4014 | 0.3086 | 0.5301 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6455 | 0.5361 | 0.8034 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.931 | 0.7848 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 1.07 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.31 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Italy?
- Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Italy was 1.2 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0569 in 1884.
- How does Italy rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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