Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Italy: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 84.0 yrs (2024), 11th of 217 in the world and 7th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 86.0 yrs (2024), 13th of 217 in the world and 8th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 82.0 yrs (2024), 10th of 217 in the world and 7th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Italy in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 84.0 yrs2024 | 11/217 | 7/58 | 79.8 yrs | 82.0 yrs | 82.2 yrs | +1.0%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 86.0 yrs2024 | 13/217 | 8/58 | 82.8 yrs | 84.7 yrs | 84.5 yrs | +0.5%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 82.0 yrs2024 | 10/217 | 7/58 | 76.9 yrs | 79.5 yrs | 80.0 yrs | +1.6%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.32024 | 180/196 | 39/52 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | −26%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.72024 | 181/196 | 39/52 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | −25%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.82024 | 175/196 | 35/52 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | −18%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 62023 | 165/194 | 29/51 | 11 | 8 | 8 | −25%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 95%2024 | 63/193 | 21/51 | 74% | 91% | 92% | +8.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.3%2024 | 84/153 | 9/35 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 52024 | 173/208 | 37/52 | 9 | 10 | 4 | −25%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 8.4%2024 | 53/193 | 20/52 | 7.5% | 8.9% | 9.6% | −0.4 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 22.3%2024 | 120/193 | 25/52 | 26.5% | 20.5% | 21.5% | −0.6 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.192022 | 26/180 | 20/50 | 3.42 | 3.76 | 3.97 | +10.0%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.12022 | 63/182 | 38/51 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | −9.2%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.9%2024 | 53/206 | 29/56 | 99.6% | 99.8% | 99.9% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.9%2024 | 26/203 | 10/54 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 22.4%2024 | 65/166 | 31/48 | 25.9% | 24.4% | 23.0% | −2.0 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 5.32019 | 157/186 | 31/49 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 5.32019 | −34%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.0%84.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.5%86.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.6%82.0 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−26%2.3 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Hospital beds−9.2%3.1 in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Italy and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Italy. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Italy | France | Austria | Switzerland | Slovenia | Malta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.0 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 | 84.4 yrs2024 | 82.3 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 86.0 yrs2024 | 85.9 yrs2024 | 84.3 yrs2024 | 86.2 yrs2024 | 85.0 yrs2024 | 84.8 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 82.0 yrs2024 | 80.2 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 | 82.7 yrs2024 | 79.7 yrs2024 | 81.2 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.32024 | 3.42024 | 2.82024 | 3.42024 | 1.82024 | 4.72024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.72024 | 4.32024 | 3.32024 | 3.92024 | 2.32024 | 5.32024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 1.82024 | 2.82024 | 2.22024 | 2.82024 | 1.32024 | 3.62024 |
| Maternal mortality | 62023 | 72023 | 62023 | 52023 | 32023 | 82023 |
| Measles vaccination | 95%2024 | 95%2024 | 90%2024 | 96%2024 | 95%2024 | 88%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.3%2024 | 0.3%2023 | — | 0.2%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 0.3%2024 |