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Compare United Kingdom and Italy health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Italy ITALY
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    24
    21
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    17
    16
    		  
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    2000
    75.4
    80.2
    77.7
    19
    23
    22
    		  
    76.6
    82.6
    79.5
    6
    4
    4
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    2015
    79.4
    83.0
    81.2
    18
    27
    20
    		  
    80.5
    84.8
    82.7
    7
    8
    6
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Italy ITALY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    83.0
    18
    27
    		  
    80.5
    84.8
    7
    8
    Age 5
    79.7
    83.3
    17
    27
    		  
    80.8
    85.0
    6
    8
    Age 10
    79.8
    83.4
    17
    27
    		  
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
    Age 15
    79.8
    83.4
    17
    27
    		  
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
    Age 20
    79.9
    83.4
    18
    27
    		  
    80.9
    85.1
    6
    8
    Age 25
    80.0
    83.5
    18
    27
    		  
    81.1
    85.2
    6
    8
    Age 30
    80.2
    83.6
    18
    27
    		  
    81.2
    85.3
    6
    8
    Age 35
    80.4
    83.7
    18
    27
    		  
    81.4
    85.3
    7
    8
    Age 40
    80.7
    83.8
    17
    27
    		  
    81.6
    85.4
    8
    8
    Age 45
    81.0
    84.1
    17
    28
    		  
    81.8
    85.6
    9
    8
    Age 50
    81.4
    84.3
    17
    29
    		  
    82.2
    85.9
    9
    8
    Age 55
    82.0
    84.7
    15
    29
    		  
    82.6
    86.2
    9
    8
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.3
    14
    29
    		  
    83.3
    86.6
    10
    8
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.0
    15
    29
    		  
    84.2
    87.2
    9
    8
    Age 70
    84.9
    86.9
    16
    28
    		  
    85.4
    88.0
    10
    9
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.1
    18
    28
    		  
    86.9
    89.0
    8
    11
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.8
    19
    30
    		  
    88.9
    90.4
    9
    12
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.0
    20
    31
    		  
    91.5
    92.4
    12
    19
    Age 90
    94.4
    94.9
    25
    36
    		  
    94.6
    95.1
    15
    20
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.3
    39
    43
    		  
    98.3
    98.6
    23
    29
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.3
    54
    55
    		  
    102.4
    102.5
    32
    41
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Italy ITALY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.10
    139
    		  
    48.48
    156
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    147
    		  
    35.35
    145
    3. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    18
    		  
    25.15
    40
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    24.35
    14
    		  
    16.96
    21
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.43
    102
    		  
    4.89
    169
    6. Breast Cancer
    22.10
    28
    		  
    19.94
    53
    7. Lung Disease
    21.36
    68
    		  
    12.24
    134
    8. Prostate Cancer
    20.61
    56
    		  
    11.53
    113
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.23
    39
    		  
    14.58
    45
    10. Liver Disease
    9.31
    119
    		  
    6.02
    146
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.64
    24
    		  
    1.58
    118
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.35
    40
    		  
    7.76
    36
    13. Lymphomas
    7.20
    28
    		  
    6.59
    38
    14. Other Injuries
    7.09
    127
    		  
    6.83
    128
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.99
    22
    		  
    5.08
    66
    16. Suicide
    6.28
    103
    		  
    4.76
    125
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.91
    164
    		  
    13.13
    129
    18. Leukemia
    4.51
    52
    		  
    5.04
    33
    19. Hypertension
    4.50
    162
    		  
    17.81
    80
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.49
    25
    		  
    4.07
    35
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    111
    		  
    7.52
    61
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    5
    		  
    2.72
    54
    23. Falls
    4.06
    106
    		  
    2.40
    139
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.84
    127
    		  
    6.69
    64
    25. Drug Use
    3.83
    19
    		  
    1.07
    88
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    146
    		  
    2.72
    161
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.47
    134
    		  
    1.85
    151
    28. Kidney Disease
    3.32
    167
    		  
    5.47
    150
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.28
    122
    		  
    5.02
    98
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    38
    		  
    2.68
    60
    31. Skin Cancers
    3.03
    25
    		  
    2.30
    42
    32. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.97
    169
    		  
    6.03
    149
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.96
    150
    		  
    3.20
    146
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.94
    76
    		  
    5.13
    16
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.73
    91
    		  
    2.49
    100
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.49
    145
    		  
    1.81
    157
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.17
    100
    		  
    0.42
    168
    38. Alcohol
    1.70
    59
    		  
    0.37
    111
    39. Skin Disease
    1.65
    90
    		  
    0.51
    137
    40. Epilepsy
    1.43
    112
    		  
    0.76
    157
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.34
    4
    		  
    0.48
    37
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.19
    133
    		  
    0.34
    156
    43. Asthma
    0.97
    138
    		  
    0.31
    170
    44. Poisonings
    0.91
    108
    		  
    0.37
    155
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.82
    142
    		  
    1.37
    125
    46. Violence
    0.63
    165
    		  
    0.79
    159
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    151
    		  
    0.61
    150
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    82
    		  
    0.35
    114
    49. Drownings
    0.44
    167
    		  
    0.57
    163
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.42
    130
    		  
    1.17
    115
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Italy ITALY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75,014
    17.21
    		  
    75,906
    16.32
    2. Stroke
    46,280
    10.62
    		  
    58,654
    12.61
    3. Lung Cancers
    36,956
    8.48
    		  
    33,636
    7.23
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34,343
    7.88
    		  
    29,620
    6.37
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30,776
    7.06
    		  
    7,868
    1.69
    6. Lung Disease
    27,763
    6.37
    		  
    20,602
    4.43
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,181
    4.17
    		  
    20,556
    4.42
    8. Breast Cancer
    12,760
    2.93
    		  
    13,333
    2.87
    9. Prostate Cancer
    12,101
    2.78
    		  
    7,841
    1.69
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,756
    2.01
    		  
    1,979
    0.43
    11. Lymphomas
    8,633
    1.98
    		  
    8,957
    1.93
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8,614
    1.98
    		  
    10,649
    2.29
    13. Liver Disease
    7,654
    1.76
    		  
    7,331
    1.58
    14. Other Injuries
    6,507
    1.49
    		  
    10,274
    2.21
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    6,131
    1.41
    		  
    4,681
    1.01
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,088
    1.40
    		  
    20,754
    4.46
    17. Bladder Cancer
    5,794
    1.33
    		  
    6,226
    1.34
    18. Hypertension
    5,747
    1.32
    		  
    29,958
    6.44
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5,328
    1.22
    		  
    10,438
    2.24
    20. Leukemia
    5,224
    1.20
    		  
    6,496
    1.40
    21. Falls
    4,877
    1.12
    		  
    3,249
    0.70
    22. Kidney Disease
    4,428
    1.02
    		  
    8,864
    1.91
    23. Liver Cancer
    4,392
    1.01
    		  
    9,235
    1.99
    24. Suicide
    4,381
    1.01
    		  
    3,908
    0.84
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,214
    0.97
    		  
    3,336
    0.72
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,640
    0.84
    		  
    7,593
    1.63
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,318
    0.76
    		  
    2,728
    0.59
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,156
    0.72
    		  
    6,554
    1.41
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,052
    0.70
    		  
    4,695
    1.01
    30. Oral Cancer
    2,790
    0.64
    		  
    2,922
    0.63
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,620
    0.60
    		  
    643
    0.14
    32. Drug Use
    2,460
    0.56
    		  
    736
    0.16
    33. Skin Disease
    2,146
    0.49
    		  
    809
    0.17
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    2,103
    0.48
    		  
    1,370
    0.29
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2,072
    0.48
    		  
    2,050
    0.44
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,008
    0.46
    		  
    4,061
    0.87
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,632
    0.37
    		  
    566
    0.12
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1,539
    0.35
    		  
    599
    0.13
    39. Alcohol
    1,276
    0.29
    		  
    339
    0.07
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,259
    0.29
    		  
    491
    0.11
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1,196
    0.27
    		  
    1,055
    0.23
    42. Epilepsy
    1,146
    0.26
    		  
    872
    0.19
    43. Asthma
    1,092
    0.25
    		  
    417
    0.09
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,050
    0.24
    		  
    2,160
    0.46
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    761
    0.17
    		  
    548
    0.12
    46. Poisonings
    641
    0.15
    		  
    383
    0.08
    47. Violence
    402
    0.09
    		  
    518
    0.11
    48. Tuberculosis
    362
    0.08
    		  
    382
    0.08
    49. Fires
    335
    0.08
    		  
    201
    0.04
    50. Drownings
    303
    0.07
    		  
    402
    0.09
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Italy ITALY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    18
    		  
    25.15
    40
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.10
    28
    		  
    19.94
    53
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.61
    56
    		  
    11.53
    113
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.23
    39
    		  
    14.58
    45
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.64
    24
    		  
    1.58
    118
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.35
    40
    		  
    7.76
    36
    7. Lymphomas
    7.20
    28
    		  
    6.59
    38
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.99
    22
    		  
    5.08
    66
    9. Leukemia
    4.51
    52
    		  
    5.04
    33
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.49
    25
    		  
    4.07
    35
    11. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    111
    		  
    7.52
    61
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.84
    127
    		  
    6.69
    64
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    38
    		  
    2.68
    60
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.03
    25
    		  
    2.30
    42
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.73
    91
    		  
    2.49
    100
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.49
    145
    		  
    1.81
    157
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.