Italy vs Sweden: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Italy
8 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
8.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
75th
Sweden rank
74th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 8 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 74th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 29.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2273 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 8.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1007 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1365 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1978 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 8 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden 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 infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Italy ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 74th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. 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 infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.