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Compare Italy and Germany health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Germany GERMANY
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    21
    24
    21
    		  
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
    2000
    76.3
    82.4
    79.4
    8
    5
    6
    		  
    74.8
    80.9
    78.0
    23
    16
    18
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
    2016
    80.5
    84.9
    82.8
    9
    7
    8
    		  
    78.7
    83.3
    81.0
    25
    24
    26
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Germany GERMANY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.5
    84.9
    9
    7
    		  
    78.7
    83.3
    25
    24
    Age 5
    80.8
    85.1
    10
    7
    		  
    78.9
    83.5
    25
    24
    Age 10
    80.8
    85.1
    10
    8
    		  
    79.0
    83.6
    25
    24
    Age 15
    80.9
    85.2
    8
    8
    		  
    79.0
    83.6
    25
    24
    Age 20
    81.0
    85.2
    8
    9
    		  
    79.1
    83.7
    25
    24
    Age 25
    81.1
    85.3
    9
    9
    		  
    79.2
    83.7
    26
    24
    Age 30
    81.2
    85.3
    10
    9
    		  
    79.3
    83.8
    26
    24
    Age 35
    81.4
    85.4
    10
    9
    		  
    79.5
    83.9
    26
    25
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.5
    10
    9
    		  
    79.7
    84.0
    27
    25
    Age 45
    81.8
    85.7
    10
    9
    		  
    80.0
    84.1
    28
    26
    Age 50
    82.1
    85.9
    9
    9
    		  
    80.3
    84.4
    29
    27
    Age 55
    82.6
    86.2
    10
    9
    		  
    80.9
    84.8
    29
    26
    Age 60
    83.2
    86.6
    11
    9
    		  
    81.8
    85.3
    28
    27
    Age 65
    84.1
    87.2
    11
    9
    		  
    83.1
    86.1
    29
    25
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.9
    12
    9
    		  
    84.4
    86.9
    30
    28
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.8
    12
    12
    		  
    86.1
    88.1
    29
    33
    Age 80
    88.5
    90.1
    22
    19
    		  
    88.1
    89.4
    39
    45
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.0
    31
    34
    		  
    90.7
    91.5
    50
    54
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Germany GERMANY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    64.95
    163
    		  
    83.78
    139
    2. Stroke
    36.02
    153
    		  
    25.61
    174
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.19
    39
    		  
    26.45
    28
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19.81
    74
    		  
    16.99
    97
    5. Breast Cancer
    19.41
    64
    		  
    20.94
    47
    6. Lung Disease
    17.00
    140
    		  
    20.01
    109
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.52
    43
    		  
    14.64
    40
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.68
    141
    		  
    11.22
    151
    9. Prostate Cancer
    12.19
    120
    		  
    15.73
    94
    10. Hypertension
    9.30
    118
    		  
    8.68
    127
    11. Kidney Disease
    8.26
    143
    		  
    9.18
    131
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.15
    175
    		  
    10.86
    163
    13. Stomach Cancer
    7.73
    63
    		  
    5.82
    83
    14. Liver Disease
    7.63
    145
    		  
    10.09
    128
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    7.57
    30
    		  
    8.97
    16
    16. Liver Cancer
    6.91
    61
    		  
    4.24
    123
    17. Lymphomas
    6.62
    48
    		  
    6.13
    62
    18. Other Injuries
    6.32
    121
    		  
    3.61
    169
    19. Other Neoplasms
    5.67
    15
    		  
    3.62
    57
    20. Suicide
    5.55
    142
    		  
    9.29
    104
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    5.27
    94
    		  
    5.18
    96
    22. Leukemia
    5.09
    27
    		  
    4.62
    51
    23. Ovary Cancer
    4.78
    79
    		  
    5.81
    45
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.72
    165
    		  
    3.54
    170
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.08
    31
    		  
    3.04
    58
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.47
    148
    		  
    4.77
    113
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.45
    22
    		  
    4.24
    12
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.97
    56
    		  
    2.86
    61
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    169
    		  
    3.15
    163
    30. Falls
    2.52
    151
    		  
    5.72
    83
    31. Oral Cancer
    2.48
    104
    		  
    3.91
    70
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    52
    		  
    2.35
    45
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.56
    173
    		  
    2.06
    156
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.53
    166
    		  
    1.86
    157
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    126
    		  
    3.52
    61
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.33
    115
    		  
    1.31
    118
    37. HIV/AIDS
    1.24
    120
    		  
    0.40
    137
    38. Drug Use
    1.14
    96
    		  
    1.84
    62
    39. Violence
    0.84
    170
    		  
    0.69
    177
    40. Epilepsy
    0.83
    158
    		  
    1.83
    85
    41. Anemia
    0.79
    66
    		  
    0.31
    95
    42. Skin Disease
    0.64
    139
    		  
    0.68
    136
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.50
    159
    		  
    2.62
    105
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    175
    		  
    1.18
    146
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.46
    36
    		  
    0.94
    7
    46. Drownings
    0.44
    174
    		  
    0.43
    175
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.44
    168
    		  
    0.45
    165
    48. Tuberculosis
    0.38
    154
    		  
    0.21
    170
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.38
    97
    		  
    0.15
    149
    50. Alcohol
    0.38
    162
    		  
    4.05
    20
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Italy ITALY   Germany GERMANY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,924
    20.56
    		  
    184,456
    25.22
    2. Stroke
    62,431
    11.79
    		  
    57,039
    7.80
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    36,003
    6.80
    		  
    41,032
    5.61
    4. Lung Cancers
    34,444
    6.50
    		  
    46,881
    6.41
    5. Lung Disease
    29,595
    5.59
    		  
    43,056
    5.89
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    22,815
    4.31
    		  
    24,099
    3.30
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,743
    4.10
    		  
    28,951
    3.96
    8. Hypertension
    16,354
    3.09
    		  
    20,240
    2.77
    9. Kidney Disease
    14,277
    2.70
    		  
    21,156
    2.89
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13,823
    2.61
    		  
    23,385
    3.20
    11. Breast Cancer
    13,607
    2.57
    		  
    19,829
    2.71
    12. Stomach Cancer
    11,385
    2.15
    		  
    10,956
    1.50
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    10,990
    2.07
    		  
    17,178
    2.35
    14. Liver Disease
    10,288
    1.94
    		  
    14,820
    2.03
    15. Other Injuries
    10,217
    1.93
    		  
    6,297
    0.86
    16. Liver Cancer
    10,101
    1.91
    		  
    7,958
    1.09
    17. Lymphomas
    9,463
    1.79
    		  
    12,117
    1.66
    18. Prostate Cancer
    8,860
    1.67
    		  
    15,107
    2.07
    19. Other Neoplasms
    8,768
    1.66
    		  
    7,615
    1.04
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7,344
    1.39
    		  
    9,227
    1.26
    21. Leukemia
    6,832
    1.29
    		  
    8,720
    1.19
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,617
    1.25
    		  
    6,440
    0.88
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    6,192
    1.17
    		  
    10,130
    1.39
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,141
    0.97
    		  
    8,814
    1.21
    25. Suicide
    4,724
    0.89
    		  
    10,816
    1.48
    26. Falls
    3,782
    0.71
    		  
    12,280
    1.68
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,327
    0.63
    		  
    3,428
    0.47
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3,311
    0.63
    		  
    5,693
    0.78
    29. Oral Cancer
    3,121
    0.59
    		  
    6,103
    0.83
    30. Skin Cancers
    2,849
    0.54
    		  
    4,185
    0.57
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,174
    0.41
    		  
    2,920
    0.40
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,114
    0.40
    		  
    2,642
    0.36
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,041
    0.39
    		  
    5,993
    0.82
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    1,443
    0.27
    		  
    1,820
    0.25
    35. Anemia
    1,391
    0.26
    		  
    710
    0.10
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1,114
    0.21
    		  
    1,902
    0.26
    37. Skin Disease
    1,089
    0.21
    		  
    1,461
    0.20
    38. Epilepsy
    1,046
    0.20
    		  
    2,859
    0.39
    39. HIV/AIDS
    927
    0.17
    		  
    412
    0.06
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    879
    0.17
    		  
    5,964
    0.82
    41. Drug Use
    773
    0.15
    		  
    1,627
    0.22
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    760
    0.14
    		  
    2,448
    0.33
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    604
    0.11
    		  
    470
    0.06
    44. Tuberculosis
    562
    0.11
    		  
    375
    0.05
    45. Malnutrition
    536
    0.10
    		  
    224
    0.03
    46. Violence
    534
    0.10
    		  
    599
    0.08
    47. Hepatitis B
    519
    0.10
    		  
    246
    0.03
    48. Asthma
    503
    0.09
    		  
    1,171
    0.16
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    500
    0.09
    		  
    1,401
    0.19
    50. Low Birth Weight
    444
    0.08
    		  
    712
    0.10
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Germany GERMANY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.19
    39
    		  
    26.45
    28
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.41
    64
    		  
    20.94
    47
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.52
    43
    		  
    14.64
    40
    4. Prostate Cancer
    12.19
    120
    		  
    15.73
    94
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.73
    63
    		  
    5.82
    83
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.57
    30
    		  
    8.97
    16
    7. Liver Cancer
    6.91
    61
    		  
    4.24
    123
    8. Lymphomas
    6.62
    48
    		  
    6.13
    62
    9. Leukemia
    5.09
    27
    		  
    4.62
    51
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.78
    79
    		  
    5.81
    45
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.08
    31
    		  
    3.04
    58
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.97
    56
    		  
    2.86
    61
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.48
    104
    		  
    3.91
    70
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    52
    		  
    2.35
    45
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.56
    173
    		  
    2.06
    156
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    126
    		  
    3.52
    61
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
    Age Adjusted Death Rate Estimates: 2017
    Calculations Provided by World Life Expectancy
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.