Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Italy
Italy: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.19 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
33rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.951 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Italy, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Italy peaked at 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.951 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Italy ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Italy, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9897 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9816 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.951 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9872 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9514 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9679 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9739 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9794 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9685 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.998 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9927 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9869 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9805 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.951 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9685 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 30 Somalia 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 South Africa 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Uruguay 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Japan 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Portugal 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Palau 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Italy?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Italy was 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.951 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Italy ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.