Life expectancy (Our World) in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy (Our World) 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 in Italy, 1872–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Italy stood at 83.72. 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 in Italy peaked at 83.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.82, in 1918.
That places Italy 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 152 years of available data.
Life expectancy (Our World) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 29.76 | — |
| 1873 | 31.66 | +6.4% |
| 1874 | 31.81 | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 31.39 | -1.3% |
| 1876 | 33.67 | +7.3% |
| 1877 | 34.96 | +3.8% |
| 1878 | 34.39 | -1.6% |
| 1879 | 34.01 | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 32.82 | -3.5% |
| 1881 | 34.27 | +4.4% |
| 1882 | 34.35 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 35.23 | +2.6% |
| 1884 | 36.67 | +4.1% |
| 1885 | 36.92 | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 35.18 | -4.7% |
| 1887 | 36.05 | +2.5% |
| 1888 | 37.02 | +2.7% |
| 1889 | 39.13 | +5.7% |
| 1890 | 38.58 | -1.4% |
| 1891 | 38.55 | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 38.93 | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 39.88 | +2.4% |
| 1894 | 40 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 39.69 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 40.76 | +2.7% |
| 1897 | 43.35 | +6.4% |
| 1898 | 42.38 | -2.2% |
| 1899 | 43.71 | +3.1% |
| 1900 | 41.85 | -4.3% |
| 1901 | 43.64 | +4.3% |
| 1902 | 43.01 | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 43.2 | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 44.4 | +2.8% |
| 1905 | 43.99 | -0.9% |
| 1906 | 45.11 | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 45.48 | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 43.11 | -5.2% |
| 1909 | 44.8 | +3.9% |
| 1910 | 46.72 | +4.3% |
| 1911 | 44.83 | -4.0% |
| 1912 | 48.85 | +9.0% |
| 1913 | 48.49 | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 49.86 | +2.8% |
| 1915 | 42.63 | -14.5% |
| 1916 | 39.71 | -6.8% |
| 1917 | 38.08 | -4.1% |
| 1918 | 25.82 | -32.2% |
| 1919 | 41.7 | +61.5% |
| 1920 | 45.82 | +9.9% |
| 1921 | 49.17 | +7.3% |
| 1922 | 50.12 | +1.9% |
| 1923 | 51.48 | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 51.53 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 51.28 | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 50.96 | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 52.57 | +3.2% |
| 1928 | 52.66 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 52.27 | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 55.17 | +5.5% |
| 1931 | 54.8 | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 54.74 | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 56.25 | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 56.88 | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 56.2 | -1.2% |
| 1936 | 56.74 | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 55.4 | -2.4% |
| 1938 | 56.15 | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 57.6 | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 56.95 | -1.1% |
| 1941 | 54.77 | -3.8% |
| 1942 | 52.45 | -4.2% |
| 1943 | 49.44 | -5.7% |
| 1944 | 52.49 | +6.2% |
| 1945 | 54.86 | +4.5% |
| 1946 | 58.94 | +7.4% |
| 1947 | 61.2 | +3.8% |
| 1948 | 63.42 | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 64.15 | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 65.72 | +2.5% |
| 1951 | 65.32 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 65.91 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 66.58 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 67.86 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 68.25 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 67.64 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 67.78 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 68.85 | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 69.31 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 69.21 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 69.82 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 69.22 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 69.32 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.38 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 70.26 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 71 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 71.03 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 70.87 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 70.86 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.63 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 71.88 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 72.15 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 72.11 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 72.8 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 72.73 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 73.07 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 73.44 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 73.78 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 74.11 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 74.05 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.44 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.91 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 74.74 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 75.5 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 75.61 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.92 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.34 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.53 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.93 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 76.99 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 76.99 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 77.36 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 77.65 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.87 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.13 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 78.44 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 78.73 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.81 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 79.2 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 79.61 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 79.88 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.11 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.19 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.02 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 81.02 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.41 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.5 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.65 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.76 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.13 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.23 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.65 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.9 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.52 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.05 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.73 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.18 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 83.34 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.18 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 82.87 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 82.05 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 83.72 | +2.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 83.72 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's 83.72 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy (Our World) in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +61.5% | 25.82 | 41.7 |
| 1918 | -32.2% | 38.08 | 25.82 |
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
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Italy?
- Life expectancy in Italy was 83.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 83.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.82 in 1918.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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