Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Italy

Life expectancy at birth in Italy in 2024 — 84 years. Ranked 11 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21.5%.

2024 84 years +0.72% vs 2023
World rank 11of 217
Period maximum 84 years2024
Period minimum 69.1 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Italy, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 69.1 years1962: 69.1 years1964: 70.3 years1966: 70.9 years1968: 70.8 years1970: 71.6 years1972: 72.1 years1974: 72.7 years1976: 73 years1978: 73.7 years1980: 73.9 years1982: 74.8 years1984: 75.4 years1986: 75.8 years1988: 76.4 years1990: 77 years1992: 77.4 years1994: 77.9 years1996: 78.5 years1998: 79 years2000: 79.8 years2002: 80.2 years2004: 80.8 years2006: 81.3 years2008: 81.5 years2010: 82 years2012: 82.2 years2014: 83.1 years2016: 83.2 years2018: 83.3 years2020: 82.2 years2022: 82.7 years2024: 84 years
Change over the period: +14.8 (+21.45%) Average annual rate: 0.3 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 84 years
World 73.5 years
Southern Europe computed 82.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 84 +0.6 +0.72%
2023 83.4 +0.7 +0.79%
2022 82.7 +0.1 +0.06%
2021 82.6 +0.5 +0.55%
2020 82.2 −1.3 −1.56%
2019 83.5 +0.2 +0.18%
2018 83.3 +0.4 +0.48%
2017 82.9 −0.3 −0.36%
2016 83.2 +0.7 +0.85%
2015 82.5 −0.5 −0.66%
2014 83.1 +0.4 +0.48%
2013 82.7 +0.5 +0.55%
2012 82.2 +0.1 +0.06%
2011 82.2 +0.2 +0.18%
2010 82 +0.4 +0.49%
2009 81.6 +0.2 +0.19%
2008 81.5 +0.1 +0.06%
2007 81.4 +0.2 +0.19%
2006 81.3 +0.5 +0.62%
2005 80.8 +0 +0%
2004 80.8 +0.8 +1%
2003 80 −0.2 −0.31%
2002 80.2 +0.1 +0.13%
2001 80.1 +0.3 +0.44%
2000 79.8 +0.4 +0.45%
1999 79.4 +0.4 +0.57%
1998 79 +0.2 +0.19%
1997 78.8 +0.3 +0.39%
1996 78.5 +0.4 +0.45%
1995 78.2 +0.2 +0.32%
1994 77.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1993 77.7 +0.3 +0.39%
1992 77.4 +0.4 +0.52%
1991 77 +0 +0.06%
1990 77 +0.2 +0.2%
1989 76.8 +0.4 +0.59%
1988 76.4 +0.2 +0.2%
1987 76.2 +0.4 +0.59%
1986 75.8 +0.3 +0.4%
1985 75.5 +0.1 +0.11%
1984 75.4 +0.7 +1%
1983 74.6 −0.2 −0.23%
1982 74.8 +0.5 +0.62%
1981 74.4 +0.4 +0.56%
1980 73.9 −0.1 −0.08%
1979 74 +0.3 +0.42%
1978 73.7 +0.3 +0.45%
1977 73.4 +0.4 +0.51%
1976 73 +0.3 +0.47%
1975 72.6 −0.1 −0.12%
1974 72.7 +0.7 +0.98%
1973 72 −0 −0.07%
1972 72.1 +0.3 +0.37%
1971 71.8 +0.2 +0.35%
1970 71.6 +0.7 +1.05%
1969 70.8 +0 +0.05%
1968 70.8 −0.2 −0.25%
1967 71 +0 +0.04%
1966 70.9 +0.8 +1.08%
1965 70.2 −0.1 −0.2%
1964 70.3 +1.1 +1.54%
1963 69.2 +0.1 +0.14%
1962 69.1 −0.6 −0.88%
1961 69.8 +0.6 +0.92%
1960 69.1

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.