Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -4.1 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Italy stood at -4.1 Years. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Italy peaked at -4.1 Years in 2023 and was at its lowest, -6.9 Years, in 1979.
Italy ranks 11th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.1 Years | -5.1 Years | -5.1 Years | 1 |
| 1970s | -6.44 Years | -6.9 Years | -5.9 Years | 7 |
| 1980s | -6.59 Years | -6.8 Years | -6.4 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.39 Years | -6.6 Years | -6.1 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.58 Years | -6 Years | -5.2 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.67 Years | -5.2 Years | -4.3 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.28 Years | -4.6 Years | -4.1 Years | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.251 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.1281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Italy?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Italy was -4.1 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was -4.1 Years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.9 Years in 1979.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.