Period versus cohort life expectancy in Italy
Italy: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 82.68 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
82.68
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 41 countries
All-time high
83.35
in 2019
All-time low
25.82
in 1918
Years of data
151
1872β2022
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Italy, 1872β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for period versus cohort life expectancy in Italy is 82.68, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Italy peaked at 83.35 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.82, in 1918.
That places Italy 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 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 | 65.31 | 69.3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.2 | 69.21 | 71.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.77 | 71.63 | 74.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.49 | 74.05 | 76.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.02 | 76.99 | 79.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.82 | 79.61 | 81.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7 | 82.14 | 83.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.47 | 82.19 | 82.68 | 3 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Italy?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Italy was 82.68 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 83.35 in 2019.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.82 in 1918.
- How does Italy rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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