Australia vs Italy: Life expectation at birth by sex
Australia
85.74
in 2023
Italy
85.75
in 2023
Australia rank
17th
Italy rank
15th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 85.75 against 85.74 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th of 229 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 64.65 | 52.16 | 12.49 | Australia |
| 1930s | 67.43 | 57.27 | 10.16 | Australia |
| 1940s | 69.7 | 60.11 | 9.58 | Australia |
| 1950s | 72.82 | 69.35 | 3.47 | Australia |
| 1960s | 74.29 | 72.95 | 1.34 | Australia |
| 1970s | 76.08 | 75.91 | 0.1681 | Australia |
| 1980s | 78.89 | 78.75 | 0.1411 | Australia |
| 1990s | 81.06 | 81.18 | 0.1175 | Italy |
| 2000s | 83.17 | 83.49 | 0.3197 | Italy |
| 2010s | 84.66 | 84.9 | 0.2302 | Italy |
| 2020s | 85.44 | 84.93 | 0.5087 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 85.75 against 85.74 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Australia and Italy?
- 0.01, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Australia ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.