France vs Italy: Life expectation at birth by sex
France
86.09
in 2023
Italy
85.75
in 2023
France rank
13th
Italy rank
15th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 86.09 against 85.75 in Italy, a difference of 0.34.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1872 it was France ahead.
France ranks 13th and Italy ranks 15th of 236 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 44.42 | 32.97 | 11.45 | France |
| 1880s | 44.86 | 35.83 | 9.03 | France |
| 1890s | 46.8 | 40.71 | 6.08 | France |
| 1900s | 49.9 | 44.15 | 5.75 | France |
| 1910s | 51.42 | 45.52 | 5.9 | France |
| 1920s | 56.42 | 51.58 | 4.84 | France |
| 1930s | 60.94 | 57.27 | 3.67 | France |
| 1940s | 61.99 | 60.11 | 1.88 | France |
| 1950s | 71.18 | 69.35 | 1.83 | France |
| 1960s | 74.59 | 72.95 | 1.64 | France |
| 1970s | 76.91 | 75.91 | 0.9932 | France |
| 1980s | 79.46 | 78.75 | 0.705 | France |
| 1990s | 81.81 | 81.18 | 0.6324 | France |
| 2000s | 83.67 | 83.49 | 0.1801 | France |
| 2010s | 85.19 | 84.9 | 0.296 | France |
| 2020s | 85.52 | 84.93 | 0.5894 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, France or Italy?
- France, at 86.09 against 85.75 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between France and Italy?
- 0.34, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1872 to 2023.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- France ranks 13th and Italy ranks 15th of 236 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.