Life expectancy men women in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy men women was 85.75 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
85.75
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
15th
of 229 countries
All-time high
85.75
in 2023
All-time low
67.05
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Life expectancy men women in Italy, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 85.75 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Italy peaked at 85.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.05, in 1951.
Italy ranks 15th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.35 | 67.05 | 71.64 | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.95 | 71.69 | 73.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.91 | 74.54 | 77.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.75 | 77.42 | 80.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.18 | 80.25 | 82.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.49 | 82.5 | 84.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9 | 84.5 | 85.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.93 | 84.46 | 85.75 | 4 |
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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, male, annual growth rate 0.0056 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4891 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Italy?
- Life expectancy men women in Italy was 85.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 85.75 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.05 in 1951.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy men women?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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