Italy vs Norway: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases

Italy
87.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway
84.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Italy rank
90th
Norway rank
91st

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases over time

  • Italy
  • Norway
100200300400500195119862022

How they compare

Italy currently reports 87.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 84.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 90th and Norway ranks 91st of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 407.04 deaths per 100,000 people 320.15 deaths per 100,000 people 86.9 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1960s 393.92 deaths per 100,000 people 350.45 deaths per 100,000 people 43.47 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1970s 350.18 deaths per 100,000 people 322.15 deaths per 100,000 people 28.03 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1980s 277.46 deaths per 100,000 people 275.46 deaths per 100,000 people 2 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1990s 205.37 deaths per 100,000 people 221.4 deaths per 100,000 people 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people Norway
2000s 146.52 deaths per 100,000 people 146.27 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2528 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
2010s 110.01 deaths per 100,000 people 98.49 deaths per 100,000 people 11.51 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, Italy or Norway?
Italy, at 87.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 84.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases between Italy and Norway?
3.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases?
Italy ranks 90th and Norway ranks 91st 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. 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
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
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.