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Italy
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
ITALY VS GERMANY

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.

Germany
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Italy Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Germany GERMANY
      Italy ITALY   Germany GERMANY
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F 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
      M F M F M F 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
    51.28
    166
    73.48
    146
    2. Stroke
    26.84
    158
    22.16
    169
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.93
    43
    25.77
    32
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.66
    78
    19.28
    56
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.84
    143
    15.83
    138
    6. Lung Disease
    13.70
    156
    20.04
    112
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.77
    53
    13.45
    45
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.87
    149
    9.99
    153
    9. Prostate Cancer
    9.90
    139
    15.38
    101
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    7.41
    36
    8.68
    14
    11. Hypertension
    7.09
    138
    7.42
    133
    12. Stomach Cancer
    6.66
    74
    5.29
    98
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.50
    70
    4.11
    124
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.37
    155
    8.25
    147
    15. Lymphomas
    6.33
    58
    5.82
    77
    16. Liver Disease
    6.07
    158
    9.74
    129
    17. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.03
    177
    8.96
    163
    18. Suicide
    5.45
    144
    9.06
    92
    19. Other Injuries
    4.87
    141
    3.51
    163
    20. Other Neoplasms
    4.82
    27
    3.34
    66
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4.68
    92
    4.90
    90
    22. Leukemia
    4.65
    43
    4.35
    61
    23. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    91
    5.40
    53
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.94
    166
    3.23
    169
    25. Bladder Cancer
    3.44
    43
    2.77
    67
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.22
    148
    4.60
    111
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.86
    63
    2.66
    73
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.84
    169
    3.29
    159
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    2.81
    60
    4.09
    13
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.37
    122
    3.75
    78
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    54
    2.22
    50
    32. Falls
    2.13
    163
    5.24
    91
    33. Encephalitis
    2.04
    21
    1.15
    65
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.52
    173
    1.91
    155
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.45
    162
    1.88
    156
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.41
    140
    3.43
    61
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.13
    124
    1.21
    116
    38. Drug Use
    1.01
    101
    2.00
    39
    39. HIV/AIDS
    0.96
    119
    0.38
    136
    40. Epilepsy
    0.82
    155
    1.81
    85
    41. Violence
    0.73
    171
    0.62
    175
    42. Drownings
    0.72
    165
    0.43
    177
    43. Anemia
    0.56
    26
    0.29
    46
    44. Skin Disease
    0.55
    145
    0.63
    137
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.48
    36
    0.93
    11
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    166
    0.50
    164
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.45
    163
    2.31
    102
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.34
    182
    1.01
    148
    49. Alcohol
    0.33
    166
    4.50
    20
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.30
    16
    0.14
    34
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Italy ITALY   Germany GERMANY
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    112,229
    20.82
    191,913
    24.95
    2. Stroke
    62,229
    11.54
    58,306
    7.58
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35,443
    6.57
    48,770
    6.34
    4. Lung Cancers
    34,188
    6.34
    47,131
    6.13
    5. Lung Disease
    31,191
    5.79
    48,209
    6.27
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    22,112
    4.10
    24,764
    3.22
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,326
    3.96
    28,809
    3.75
    8. Hypertension
    17,660
    3.28
    21,803
    2.83
    9. Kidney Disease
    14,940
    2.77
    23,316
    3.03
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,149
    2.62
    23,122
    3.01
    11. Breast Cancer
    13,828
    2.56
    20,072
    2.61
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    11,554
    2.14
    17,536
    2.28
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10,775
    2.00
    10,706
    1.39
    14. Other Injuries
    10,202
    1.89
    6,891
    0.90
    15. Liver Cancer
    9,985
    1.85
    8,010
    1.04
    16. Lymphomas
    9,812
    1.82
    12,288
    1.60
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8,994
    1.67
    8,036
    1.04
    18. Liver Disease
    8,787
    1.63
    14,901
    1.94
    19. Prostate Cancer
    8,290
    1.54
    15,583
    2.03
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7,873
    1.46
    9,990
    1.30
    21. Leukemia
    6,857
    1.27
    8,831
    1.15
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    6,435
    1.19
    11,493
    1.49
    23. Bladder Cancer
    6,422
    1.19
    6,560
    0.85
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,622
    1.04
    9,303
    1.21
    25. Suicide
    4,886
    0.91
    11,145
    1.45
    26. Falls
    3,883
    0.72
    13,474
    1.75
    27. Encephalitis
    3,697
    0.69
    2,369
    0.31
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3,283
    0.61
    5,601
    0.73
    29. Oral Cancer
    3,216
    0.60
    6,133
    0.80
    30. Skin Cancers
    3,194
    0.59
    4,316
    0.56
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,120
    0.58
    3,278
    0.43
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,233
    0.41
    3,199
    0.42
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,176
    0.40
    2,645
    0.34
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,041
    0.38
    6,078
    0.79
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,643
    0.30
    2,077
    0.27
    36. Anemia
    1,418
    0.26
    862
    0.11
    37. Skin Disease
    1,275
    0.24
    1,585
    0.21
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1,153
    0.21
    1,891
    0.25
    39. Epilepsy
    1,145
    0.21
    3,105
    0.40
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,072
    0.20
    6,320
    0.82
    41. HIV/AIDS
    802
    0.15
    423
    0.05
    42. Drug Use
    716
    0.13
    1,820
    0.24
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    670
    0.12
    2,402
    0.31
    44. Malnutrition
    622
    0.12
    334
    0.04
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    584
    0.11
    503
    0.07
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    550
    0.10
    1,463
    0.19
    47. Violence
    485
    0.09
    591
    0.08
    48. Asthma
    475
    0.09
    1,205
    0.16
    49. Drownings
    436
    0.08
    461
    0.06
    50. Osteoarthritis
    422
    0.08
    307
    0.04
    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
    22.93
    43
    25.77
    32
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.66
    78
    19.28
    56
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.77
    53
    13.45
    45
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.90
    139
    15.38
    101
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.41
    36
    8.68
    14
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.66
    74
    5.29
    98
    7. Liver Cancer
    6.50
    70
    4.11
    124
    8. Lymphomas
    6.33
    58
    5.82
    77
    9. Leukemia
    4.65
    43
    4.35
    61
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    91
    5.40
    53
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.44
    43
    2.77
    67
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.86
    63
    2.66
    73
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.37
    122
    3.75
    78
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    54
    2.22
    50
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.52
    173
    1.91
    155
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.41
    140
    3.43
    61
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2018
    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.