Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 83.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.72
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
12th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.72
in 2023
All-time low
25.82
in 1918
Years of data
152
1872–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Italy, 1872–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 83.72 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 152 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Italy peaked at 83.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.82, in 1918.
Italy ranks 12th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 152 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 32.71 | 29.76 | 34.96 | 8 |
| 1880s | 35.76 | 32.82 | 39.13 | 10 |
| 1890s | 40.58 | 38.55 | 43.71 | 10 |
| 1900s | 43.86 | 41.85 | 45.48 | 10 |
| 1910s | 42.67 | 25.82 | 49.86 | 10 |
| 1920s | 50.79 | 45.82 | 52.66 | 10 |
| 1930s | 55.99 | 54.74 | 57.6 | 10 |
| 1940s | 56.87 | 49.44 | 64.15 | 10 |
| 1950s | 67.32 | 65.32 | 69.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.2 | 69.21 | 71.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.77 | 71.63 | 74.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.5 | 74.05 | 76.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.02 | 76.99 | 79.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.82 | 79.61 | 81.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7 | 82.13 | 83.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7 | 82.05 | 83.72 | 4 |
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More health data for Italy
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 325,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 321,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 297,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 314,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,394 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in Italy?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Italy was 83.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 83.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.82 in 1918.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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