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
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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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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.