In 2023, a child born in Italy could expect to live an average of 83.8 years and this is the second highest level in the European Union, just behind Spain, 2.5 years above the continental average. After an above-average decline of 1.3 years due to Covid deaths in 2020, life expectancy in our country showed a recovery and slightly exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2023.

The report ultimately shows how Italy can boast one of the highest life expectancies in the entire EU. Like other European countries, men in Italy have a lower life expectancy than women. In 2022,” the OECD pointed out, ”the life expectancy of Italian women was 84.8 years, more than four years higher than that of men, who were stuck at 80.7 years.

However, Italian women spend a higher percentage of their lives with health problems and activity limitations (about 20 percent) than Italian men (17 percent), a factor that makes the gender gap in healthy life years essentially zero. A significant factor in this view is that related to sedentary lifestyle . In fact, the report indicated that the Italian population has one of the lowest rates of physical activity among EU countries.