Italy vs Spain: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Italy
2.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Spain
1.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
88th
Spain rank
91st
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 88th and Spain ranks 91st of 109 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 940.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,163 deaths per 100,000 people | 222.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1960s | 648.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 765.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 304.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 279.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 51.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7198 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Italy and Spain?
- 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Italy ranks 88th and Spain ranks 91st 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.