Life expectancy at birth, women in Italy
Life expectancy at birth for women in Italy was 86.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Italy, 2024
86.0
Change from 2023
+0.7%
European Union, 2024
84.2 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
84.2 years
Position in 2024
13th of 217
Life expectancy at birth, women in Italy over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 86.0 years | 84.2 years |
| 2023 | 85.4 years | 84.1 years |
| 2022 | 84.8 years | 83.4 years |
| 2021 | 84.9 years | 83.2 years |
| 2020 | 84.5 years | 83.3 years |
| 2019 | 85.7 years | 84.1 years |
| 2018 | 85.6 years | 83.9 years |
| 2017 | 85.2 years | 83.7 years |
| 2016 | 85.6 years | 83.9 years |
| 2015 | 84.9 years | 83.5 years |
| 2014 | 85.6 years | 83.9 years |
| 2013 | 85.2 years | 83.5 years |
| 2012 | 84.8 years | 83.2 years |
| 2011 | 84.8 years | 83.3 years |
| 2010 | 84.7 years | 82.8 years |
| 2009 | 84.3 years | 82.5 years |
| 2008 | 84.2 years | 82.3 years |
| 2007 | 84.2 years | 82.1 years |
| 2006 | 84.1 years | 81.9 years |
| 2005 | 83.6 years | 81.6 years |
| 2004 | 83.7 years | 81.4 years |
| 2003 | 82.8 years | 80.9 years |
| 2002 | 83.2 years | 80.9 years |
| 2001 | 83.2 years | 80.8 years |
| 2000 | 82.8 years | 80.5 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 85.4 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 85.6 years, the figure has changed by +0.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 84.2 years.
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All statistics for Italy
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
82.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.7 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
312 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
575 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat