Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Italy
Italy: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 10.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.5 years
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
10.5 years
in 2023
All-time low
4.08 years
in 1918
Years of data
152
1872–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Italy, 1872–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Italy recorded 10.5 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 152 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Italy peaked at 10.5 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.08 years, in 1918.
That places Italy 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 152 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Italy, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 4.79 years | — |
| 1873 | 4.53 years | -5.4% |
| 1874 | 4.43 years | -2.2% |
| 1875 | 4.74 years | +7.0% |
| 1876 | 5.19 years | +9.5% |
| 1877 | 4.77 years | -8.1% |
| 1878 | 4.73 years | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 4.51 years | -4.7% |
| 1880 | 4.42 years | -2.0% |
| 1881 | 5.14 years | +16.3% |
| 1882 | 5.09 years | -1.0% |
| 1883 | 4.57 years | -10.2% |
| 1884 | 4.47 years | -2.2% |
| 1885 | 4.56 years | +2.0% |
| 1886 | 4.42 years | -3.1% |
| 1887 | 4.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 4.33 years | -2.9% |
| 1889 | 4.54 years | +4.8% |
| 1890 | 4.37 years | -3.7% |
| 1891 | 4.48 years | +2.5% |
| 1892 | 4.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 4.69 years | +4.7% |
| 1894 | 4.84 years | +3.2% |
| 1895 | 4.93 years | +1.9% |
| 1896 | 5 years | +1.4% |
| 1897 | 5.22 years | +4.4% |
| 1898 | 4.99 years | -4.4% |
| 1899 | 4.94 years | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 4.35 years | -11.9% |
| 1901 | 4.72 years | +8.5% |
| 1902 | 4.8 years | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 4.68 years | -2.5% |
| 1904 | 5 years | +6.8% |
| 1905 | 4.65 years | -7.0% |
| 1906 | 4.94 years | +6.2% |
| 1907 | 4.73 years | -4.3% |
| 1908 | 4.52 years | -4.4% |
| 1909 | 4.59 years | +1.5% |
| 1910 | 4.86 years | +5.9% |
| 1911 | 4.43 years | -8.8% |
| 1912 | 5.02 years | +13.3% |
| 1913 | 4.98 years | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 5 years | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 4.5 years | -10.0% |
| 1916 | 4.73 years | +5.1% |
| 1917 | 4.42 years | -6.6% |
| 1918 | 4.08 years | -7.7% |
| 1919 | 4.48 years | +9.8% |
| 1920 | 4.82 years | +7.6% |
| 1921 | 4.78 years | -0.8% |
| 1922 | 4.53 years | -5.2% |
| 1923 | 4.98 years | +9.9% |
| 1924 | 4.88 years | -2.0% |
| 1925 | 4.76 years | -2.5% |
| 1926 | 4.71 years | -1.1% |
| 1927 | 4.86 years | +3.2% |
| 1928 | 4.78 years | -1.6% |
| 1929 | 4.5 years | -5.9% |
| 1930 | 5.63 years | +25.1% |
| 1931 | 5.06 years | -10.1% |
| 1932 | 5.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1933 | 5.34 years | +4.3% |
| 1934 | 5.5 years | +3.0% |
| 1935 | 5.21 years | -5.3% |
| 1936 | 5.18 years | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 5.13 years | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 5.1 years | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 5.08 years | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 4.87 years | -4.1% |
| 1941 | 4.76 years | -2.3% |
| 1942 | 4.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 4.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 4.65 years | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 4.99 years | +7.3% |
| 1946 | 5.5 years | +10.2% |
| 1947 | 5.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 5.75 years | +3.8% |
| 1949 | 5.66 years | -1.6% |
| 1950 | 5.95 years | +5.1% |
| 1951 | 5.54 years | -7.0% |
| 1952 | 5.53 years | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 6.05 years | +8.7% |
| 1955 | 6.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 5.43 years | -10.8% |
| 1957 | 5.94 years | +9.4% |
| 1958 | 6.2 years | +4.4% |
| 1959 | 6.38 years | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 6.1 years | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 6.38 years | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 6.03 years | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 6.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.5 years | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 6.22 years | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 6.57 years | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 6.45 years | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 6.24 years | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 6.66 years | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 6.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 6.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 6.86 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 6.55 years | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 6.82 years | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 6.67 years | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.79 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 6.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 7.07 years | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 7.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 7.12 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 7.43 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7.14 years | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 7.62 years | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 7.56 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 7.69 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 7.99 years | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 8 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 8.24 years | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 8.2 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 8.49 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 8.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 8.66 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 8.8 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.97 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 8.93 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.89 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 9.16 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.33 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.11 years | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 9.78 years | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 9.56 years | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.8 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 9.74 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 9.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.93 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.86 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.14 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.29 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.88 years | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 10.31 years | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.06 years | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.34 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 10.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.69 years | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 10.45 years | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 10.16 years | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.5 years | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 4.71 years | 4.43 years | 5.19 years | 8 |
| 1880s | 4.6 years | 4.33 years | 5.14 years | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.79 years | 4.37 years | 5.22 years | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.7 years | 4.35 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.65 years | 4.08 years | 5.02 years | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.76 years | 4.5 years | 4.98 years | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.24 years | 5.06 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.12 years | 4.65 years | 5.75 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.87 years | 5.43 years | 6.38 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.32 years | 6.03 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 years | 6.55 years | 7.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6 years | 7.12 years | 8.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.67 years | 8.2 years | 8.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.53 years | 9.11 years | 9.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.11 years | 9.86 years | 10.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2 years | 9.69 years | 10.5 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 29 Switzerland 10.63 years compare
- 30 Costa Rica 10.6 years compare
- 31 Isle of Man 10.55 years compare
- 33 Ukraine 10.48 years compare
- 34 Chile 10.46 years compare
- 35 Sweden 10.4 years compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,408 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0599 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Italy?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Italy was 10.5 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 years in 1918.
- How does Italy rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Remaining period life expectancy at age 80 among females, in a given year.