Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Italy

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Italy was 83.7 years. A difference of +1 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Italy were 81.7 years and 85.8 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Italy for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Italy (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Italy (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	69.12	66.68	71.69
1961	69.76	67.17	72.48
1962	69.15	66.54	71.89
1963	69.25	66.57	72.06
1964	70.31	67.58	73.18
1965	70.17	67.44	73.04
1966	70.93	68.17	73.82
1967	70.96	68.22	73.83
1968	70.78	67.98	73.72
1969	70.81	67.89	73.88
1970	71.56	68.71	74.55
1971	71.81	68.88	74.88
1972	72.08	69.09	75.21
1973	72.03	69.08	75.12
1974	72.73	69.71	75.91
1975	72.65	69.54	75.91
1976	72.99	69.87	76.27
1977	73.36	70.15	76.74
1978	73.69	70.42	77.13
1979	74	70.71	77.46
1980	73.94	70.67	77.38
1981	74.35	71.11	77.76
1982	74.82	71.6	78.19
1983	74.64	71.45	77.99
1984	75.39	72.17	78.77
1985	75.47	72.3	78.8
1986	75.77	72.6	79.1
1987	76.22	73	79.6
1988	76.37	73.2	79.7
1989	76.82	73.6	80.2
1990	76.97	73.8	80.3
1991	77.02	73.8	80.4
1992	77.42	74.2	80.8
1993	77.72	74.6	81
1994	77.92	74.8	81.2
1995	78.17	75	81.5
1996	78.52	75.4	81.8
1997	78.82	75.8	82
1998	78.98	76	82.1
1999	79.42	76.4	82.6
2000	79.78	76.9	82.8
2001	80.13	77.2	83.2
2002	80.23	77.4	83.2
2003	79.98	77.3	82.8
2004	80.78	78	83.7
2005	80.78	78.1	83.6
2006	81.28	78.6	84.1
2007	81.43	78.8	84.2
2008	81.49	78.9	84.2
2009	81.64	79.1	84.3
2010	82.04	79.5	84.7
2011	82.19	79.7	84.8
2012	82.24	79.8	84.8
2013	82.69	80.3	85.2
2014	83.09	80.7	85.6
2015	82.54	80.3	84.9
2016	83.24	81	85.6
2017	82.95	80.8	85.2
2018	83.35	81.2	85.6
2019	83.5	81.4	85.7
2020	82.2	80	84.5
2021	82.65	80.5	84.9
2022	82.7	80.7	84.8
2023	83.7	81.7	85.8