Italy vs Puerto Rico: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
Italy
72.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
74.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
86th
Puerto Rico rank
84th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex over time
- Italy
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 74.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 72.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 86th and Puerto Rico ranks 84th of 111 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 348.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 275.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 72.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 300.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 290.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 228.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 227.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9763 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 167.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 159.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 118.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 88.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 82.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 73.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex, Italy or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 74.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 72.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex between Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex?
- Italy ranks 86th and Puerto Rico ranks 84th 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 females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.