Italy vs Sweden: Death rate from digestive diseases
Italy
12.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
12.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
89th
Sweden rank
90th
Death rate from digestive diseases over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 72 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 90th of 111 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 44.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 46.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 37.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 26.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 18.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 13.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 12.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5743 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 12.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.03 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 digestive diseases?
- Italy ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 90th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. 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 digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.