Womens life expectancy at birth in Italy
Italy: Womens life expectancy at birth was 85.75 in 2023. β² Rising
Womens life expectancy at birth in Italy, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens life expectancy at birth in Italy is 85.75, measured 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, womens life expectancy at birth in Italy peaked at 85.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.05, in 1951.
That places Italy 15th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 womens life expectancy at birth in Italy?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Italy was 85.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 85.75 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.05 in 1951.
- How does Italy rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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