Italy vs Spain: Life Expectancy at Birth
Italy
83.95
in 2024
Spain
83.89
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
Spain rank
12th
Life Expectancy at Birth over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 83.95 against 83.89 in Spain, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Spain ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.12 | 70.39 | 0.2663 | Spain |
| 1970s | 72.69 | 73.23 | 0.5362 | Spain |
| 1980s | 75.38 | 76.23 | 0.8483 | Spain |
| 1990s | 78.1 | 77.88 | 0.2216 | Italy |
| 2000s | 80.75 | 80.19 | 0.561 | Italy |
| 2010s | 82.78 | 82.95 | 0.1722 | Spain |
| 2020s | 82.97 | 83.27 | 0.3044 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 83.95 against 83.89 in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Italy and Spain?
- 0.06, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Italy ranks 11th and Spain ranks 12th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.