Denmark vs Italy: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Denmark
2.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
2.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
75th
Italy rank
76th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 75th and Italy ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 33.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 21.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 14.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3358 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4516 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Denmark or Italy?
- Denmark, at 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Denmark and Italy?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Denmark ranks 75th and Italy ranks 76th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries 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 unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.