Italy vs Sweden: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
Italy
105.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
103.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
91st
Sweden rank
92nd
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 105.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 103.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 92nd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 440.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 430.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 451.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 436.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 418.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 427.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 343.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 389.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 255.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 293.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 182.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 206.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 130.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 142.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 109.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 105.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 103.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex between Italy and Sweden?
- 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex?
- Italy ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 92nd 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 sex. 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 in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.