Australia vs Italy: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Australia
3.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy
2.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
85th
Italy rank
88th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 85th and Italy ranks 88th of 109 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 188.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 940.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 752.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 173.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 648.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 475.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 100.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 304.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 203.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 18.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2931 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Australia and Italy?
- 0.68 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 respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Australia ranks 85th and Italy ranks 88th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate 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 respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.