Causes of mortality in Italy

Italy: Causes of mortality was 666,131 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
666,131 Deaths
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
746,324 Deaths
in 2020
All-time low
468,455 Deaths
in 1961
Years of data
64
1960–2023

Causes of mortality in Italy, 1960–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, causes of mortality in Italy stood at 666,131 Deaths.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Italy peaked at 746,324 Deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 468,455 Deaths, in 1961.

Italy ranks 7th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 506,110 Deaths 468,455 Deaths 539,129 Deaths 10
1970s 537,779 Deaths 521,096 Deaths 554,346 Deaths 10
1980s 542,972 Deaths 531,853 Deaths 564,330 Deaths 10
1990s 556,737 Deaths 543,708 Deaths 574,231 Deaths 10
2000s 568,108 Deaths 545,051 Deaths 588,897 Deaths 10
2010s 617,980 Deaths 584,615 Deaths 650,614 Deaths 10
2020s 710,350 Deaths 666,131 Deaths 746,324 Deaths 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 Brazil 1.47 million Deaths compare
  2. 5 Germany 1.03 million Deaths compare
  3. 6 Mexico 778,865 Deaths compare
  4. 8 United Kingdom 647,699 Deaths compare
  5. 9 France 621,705 Deaths compare
  6. 10 South Africa 487,682 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Italy?
Causes of mortality in Italy was 666,131 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 746,324 Deaths in 2020.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 468,455 Deaths in 1961.
How does Italy rank for causes of mortality?
Italy ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.