Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 83.7 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.7 Year
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 49 countries
All-time high
83.7 Year
in 2024
All-time low
77.1 Year
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Italy stood at 83.7 Year. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Italy peaked at 83.7 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.1 Year, in 1990.
That places Italy 5th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Italy, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.1 Year | — |
| 1991 | 77.1 Year | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 77.5 Year | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 77.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78 Year | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 78.7 Year | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 79 Year | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 79.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 79.6 Year | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 79.9 Year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.3 Year | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.1 Year | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.9 Year | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 80.9 Year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.4 Year | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.6 Year | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.2 Year | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.4 Year | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.4 Year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.9 Year | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.8 Year | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.4 Year | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 83 Year | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.8 Year | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.1 Year | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.2 Year | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 82.6 Year | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.8 Year | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.3 Year | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 83.7 Year | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.22 Year | 77.1 Year | 79.6 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9 Year | 79.9 Year | 81.8 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.74 Year | 82.2 Year | 83.4 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.92 Year | 82.2 Year | 83.7 Year | 5 |
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More health data for Italy
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,408 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -0.3468 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0395 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Italy?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Italy was 83.7 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1 Year in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Italy ranks 5th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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