What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Italy?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Italy was 83.72 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 83.72 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 65.32 years in 1951.

How does Italy rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Italy ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Italy data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Italy

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Italy
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Italy: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 83.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.72 years

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

12th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.72 years

in 2023

All-time low

65.32 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Italy, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Italy stood at 83.72 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Italy peaked at 83.72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.32 years, in 1951.

Italy ranks 12th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	67.32 years	65.32 years	69.31 years	10
1960s	70.2 years	69.21 years	71.03 years	10
1970s	72.77 years	71.63 years	74.11 years	10
1980s	75.5 years	74.05 years	76.93 years	10
1990s	78.02 years	76.99 years	79.2 years	10
2000s	80.82 years	79.61 years	81.76 years	10
2010s	82.7 years	82.13 years	83.34 years	10
2020s	82.7 years	82.05 years	83.72 years	4

Countries ranked near Italy

9 Switzerland 83.95 years compare
10 Australia 83.92 years compare
11 Singapore 83.74 years compare
13 Spain 83.67 years compare
14 Liechtenstein 83.63 years compare
15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Italy

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Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 283,668 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 267,288 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 276,964 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 261,395 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 268,958 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 246,920 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 241,914 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 255,898 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 273,787 (2025)

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Italy?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Italy was 83.72 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 83.72 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 65.32 years in 1951.
How does Italy rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Italy ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.