Italy sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 84.0 years of life, 11th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Italy, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.0 yrs | 11 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 3.5 /1,000 | 171 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 11.0 /1,000 | 27 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 24.4 yrs | 15 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 28.1 /1,000 | 182 of 212 | 2022 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.0 yrs | 159 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 78.9 men/100 women | 96 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.3 /1,000 | 176 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 6.0 /100k | 162 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 9.1 % | 171 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.0 /100k | 96 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 5.3 /100k | 156 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 11.4 % | 89 of 143 | 2015 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 7.0 L | 61 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 24.6 % | 4 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $3,398 | 27 of 191 | 2024 |
| GDP per capita | $40,385 | 39 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Italy's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 4th highest population aged 65+ in the world (24.6 %) and the 12th lowest age-standardized death rate in the world (3.5 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Italy; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.