Italy vs Spain: Share of deaths from underlying causes

Italy
26.29
in 2023
Spain
26.47
in 2023
Italy rank
13th
Spain rank
12th

Share of deaths from underlying causes over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
1015202530195119872023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 26.47 against 26.29 in Italy, a difference of 0.18.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 113 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 13.9 10.63 3.28 Italy
1960s 17.21 15.09 2.13 Italy
1970s 20.44 17.61 2.83 Italy
1980s 24.78 22.15 2.63 Italy
1990s 27.77 25.25 2.52 Italy
2000s 29.5 26.73 2.77 Italy
2010s 28.83 27.4 1.43 Italy
2020s 24.75 24.81 0.0633 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of deaths from underlying causes, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 26.47 against 26.29 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of deaths from underlying causes between Italy and Spain?
0.18, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for share of deaths from underlying causes?
Italy ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from underlying causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Spain: Share of deaths from underlying causes. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-deaths-from-underlying-causes/italy/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-deaths-from-underlying-causes/italy/spain/">Italy vs Spain: Share of deaths from underlying causes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of deaths from underlying causes
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 5,033 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed