What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Italy and United States of America?

1.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs United States of America: Death rate from stroke

Italy

23.52 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United States of America

24.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Italy rank

168th

United States of America rank

167th

Death rate from stroke over time

Italy
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 24.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 168th and United States of America ranks 167th of 194 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	41.05 deaths per 100,000 people	29.65 deaths per 100,000 people	11.4 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2010s	28.38 deaths per 100,000 people	23.07 deaths per 100,000 people	5.31 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2020s	24.64 deaths per 100,000 people	24.61 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0335 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from stroke, Italy or United States of America?: United States of America, at 24.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Italy and United States of America?: 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for death rate from stroke?: Italy ranks 168th and United States of America ranks 167th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from stroke
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from stroke in both sexes, per 100,000 people.