Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Italy

Italy: Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health was 79.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
79.4
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
79.4
in 2024
All-time low
73.2
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2024

Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Italy, 2004–2024

0204060802004201420242004: 73.22005: 73.92006: 73.62007: 73.62008: 73.72009: 742010: 75.22011: 73.22012: 73.52013: 73.82014: 74.42015: 742016: 77.72017: 78.92018: 78.52019: 78.72021: 77.42022: 78.32023: 792024: 79.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Italy is 79.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Italy peaked at 79.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.2, in 2004.

Italy ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Italy, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 73.2
2005 73.9 +1.0%
2006 73.6 -0.4%
2007 73.6 +0.0%
2008 73.7 +0.1%
2009 74 +0.4%
2010 75.2 +1.6%
2011 73.2 -2.7%
2012 73.5 +0.4%
2013 73.8 +0.4%
2014 74.4 +0.8%
2015 74 -0.5%
2016 77.7 +5.0%
2017 78.9 +1.5%
2018 78.5 -0.5%
2019 78.7 +0.3%
2021 77.4 -1.7%
2022 78.3 +1.2%
2023 79 +0.9%
2024 79.4 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.67 73.2 74 6
2010s 75.79 73.2 78.9 10
2020s 78.53 77.4 79.4 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Switzerland 81.1 compare
  2. 2 Malta 79.6 compare
  3. 4 Ireland 79 compare
  4. 5 Spain 78.4 compare
  5. 5 Luxembourg 78.4 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Italy?
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Italy was 79.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 79.4 in 2024.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 73.2 in 2004.
How does Italy rank for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health?
Italy ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 645 data points, 2004–2024
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