Italy - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy improves in Italy

In 2018 the life expectancy in Italy increased to 83.4 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 85.6 years and for men 81.2 years.

Italy’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 7th in 2017 to 5th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Italy over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2017, when it was 83.1 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 81.7 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Italy. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Italy in Italian economy.

Italy - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2018	85.60	81.20	83.40
2017	85.20	80.80	83.10
2016	85.60	81.00	83.40
2015	84.90	80.30	82.70
2014	85.60	80.70	83.20
2013	85.20	80.30	82.90
2012	84.80	79.80	82.40
2011	84.80	79.70	82.40
2010	84.70	79.50	82.20
2009	84.30	79.10	81.80
2008	84.20	78.90	81.70
2007	84.20	78.80	81.60
2006	84.10	78.60	81.40
2005	83.60	78.10	80.90
2004	83.70	78.00	80.90
2003	82.80	77.30	80.10
2002	83.20	77.40	80.40
2001	83.20	77.20	80.30
2000	82.80	76.90	79.90
1999	82.60	76.40	79.60
1998	82.10	76.00	79.10
1997	82.00	75.80	79.00
1996	81.80	75.40	78.70
1995	81.50	75.00	78.30
1994	81.20	74.80	78.00
1993	81.00	74.60	77.80
1992	80.80	74.20	77.50
1991	80.40	73.80	77.10
1990	80.30	73.80	77.10
1989	80.20	73.60	77.00
1988	79.70	73.20	76.50
1987	79.60	73.00	76.30
1986	79.10	72.60	75.90
1985	78.80	72.30	75.60
1984	78.77	72.17	75.39
1983	77.99	71.45	74.64
1982	78.19	71.60	74.81
1981	77.76	71.11	74.35
1980	77.38	70.67	73.94
1979	77.46	70.71	74.00
1978	77.13	70.42	73.69
1977	76.74	70.15	73.36
1976	76.27	69.87	72.99
1975	75.91	69.54	72.65
1974	75.91	69.71	72.73
1973	75.12	69.08	72.03
1972	75.21	69.09	72.08
1971	74.88	68.88	71.81
1970	74.55	68.71	71.56
1969	73.88	67.89	70.81
1968	73.72	67.98	70.78
1967	73.83	68.22	70.96
1966	73.82	68.17	70.93
1965	73.04	67.44	70.17
1964	73.18	67.58	70.31
1963	72.06	66.57	69.25
1962	71.89	66.54	69.15
1961	72.48	67.17	69.76
1960	71.69	66.68	69.12

Italy - Life expectancy at birth