Healthy life expectancy in Italy

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Italy was 71.2 years in 2023.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Italy, 2023 71.2 Years
Change from 2022 +0.4% 2022: 70.9 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 69.4 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 5th of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Italy over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Italy
2023 71.2 years
2022 70.9 years
2021 70.8 years
2020 70.7 years
2019 71.8 years
2018 71.6 years
2017 71.5 years
2016 71.6 years
2015 71.2 years
2014 71.5 years
2013 71.3 years
2012 71.0 years
2011 71.0 years
2010 71.0 years
2009 70.7 years
2008 70.6 years
2007 70.4 years
2006 70.2 years
2005 69.8 years
2004 69.8 years
2003 69.2 years
2002 69.3 years
2001 69.1 years
2000 68.9 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4% from 70.9 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 71.3 years, the figure has changed by −0.1%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Italy has the 5th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Italy
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory