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
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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.

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Indicator
Life expectation at birth by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed