Australia vs Italy: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Australia
1.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy
1.77 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
87th
Italy rank
88th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 87th and Italy ranks 88th of 110 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 6.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9131 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9963 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4626 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4901 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0091 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 age group, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Australia and Italy?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Australia ranks 87th and Italy ranks 88th of 110 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 20-24 years.