France vs Italy: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
France
5.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
4.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
France rank
63rd
Italy rank
65th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 5.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was France ahead.
France ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 65th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.43 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 16.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.12 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 18.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.65 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 9.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8792 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.432 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0018 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, France or Italy?
- France, at 5.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between France and Italy?
- 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- France ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 65th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.