Italy vs Republic of Korea: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Italy
2.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Republic of Korea
2.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
88th
Republic of Korea rank
87th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Italy
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 88th and Republic of Korea ranks 87th of 109 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6352 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0817 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Italy or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Italy and Republic of Korea?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Italy ranks 88th and Republic of Korea ranks 87th 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.