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What kills people in Italy at each age

Six facts computed from official Eurostat death and population statistics for Italy (2023), next to 36 other countries (Belarus, whose causes of death by age are estimated, only where life expectancy is compared). Every number links to the page it comes from. Free to cite with a link.

Fact 1

For men in Italy aged 15–29, the most likely cause of death is a road accident

The most likely cause of death over the next 10 years, by age:

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Fact 2

At 45, a man in Italy is 27% less likely to die in the next year than the median European man

Chance that a 45-year-old man dies within 12 months. Against the median of 34 European countries, a man in Italy at 25 is ×0.73, at 65 ×0.79; a woman at 45 ×0.81.

  1. Romania1 in 181
  2. Poland1 in 223
  3. United Kingdom1 in 355
  4. France1 in 387
  5. Germany1 in 413
  6. Belgium1 in 446
  7. Austria1 in 456
  8. Italy1 in 568
  9. Netherlands1 in 573
  10. Spain1 in 593
  11. Switzerland1 in 666
  12. Sweden1 in 688
Fact 3

Life expectancy: Italy ranks 4th of 37 for men and 4th for women

Life expectancy at birth, men (years):

  1. Switzerland82.1
  2. Sweden81.5
  3. Norway81.3
  4. Italy81.1
  5. Iceland81.0
  6. Spain81.0
  7. Ireland80.9
  8. Cyprus80.9
  9. Malta80.7
  10. Luxembourg80.4
  11. Netherlands80.2
  12. Belgium80.1
  13. France79.9
  14. Canada79.7
  15. Denmark79.6
  16. Austria79.4
  17. Portugal79.3
  18. United Kingdom79.2
  19. Greece79.0
  20. Finland78.9
  21. Slovenia78.5
  22. Germany78.4
  23. Czechia76.8
  24. United States76.0
  25. Croatia75.3
  26. Slovakia74.8
  27. Türkiye74.7
  28. Poland74.6
  29. Estonia74.2
  30. Serbia73.6
  31. Hungary73.3
  32. Lithuania72.8
  33. Romania72.5
  34. Bulgaria71.9
  35. Latvia70.4
  36. Belarus69.2
  37. Moldova67.4
Fact 4

Women in Italy outlive men by 4.1 years — the 11th-narrowest gap of 37 countries

How much longer women live than men, at birth (years):

  1. Belarus10.2
  2. Latvia9.5
  3. Lithuania8.8
  4. Moldova8.8
  5. Estonia8.4
  6. Romania7.6
  7. Bulgaria7.6
  8. Poland7.4
  9. Slovakia6.5
  10. Hungary6.4
  11. Italy4.1
Fact 5

A 20-year-old man in Italy has an 85% chance of reaching 70

Chance that a 20-year-old man lives to 70, at today's death rates (women in Italy: 91%):

  1. Switzerland87%
  2. Sweden86%
  3. Italy85%
  4. Netherlands84%
  5. Spain84%
  6. Belgium82%
  7. Austria82%
  8. United Kingdom81%
  9. France80%
  10. Germany79%
  11. Poland68%
  12. Romania63%
Fact 6

The diseases of ageing take over from road accidents and suicide as the top threat for men in Italy at 41 — for women at 27

The age at which heart disease, cancer, lung, brain or metabolic disease becomes the most likely cause of death (for young women, usually breast cancer). Men, by country:

  1. Belgium48
  2. Switzerland47
  3. France46
  4. Poland46
  5. Netherlands46
  6. Sweden45
  7. Austria43
  8. United Kingdom42
  9. Italy41
  10. Germany41
  11. Spain41
  12. Romania30
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Computed by Odainn from official mortality statistics (Eurostat, 2023) — how we calculate. © European Union, Eurostat — reuse authorised with acknowledgement of the source. More: Italy by age · Europe. Population statistics, not predictions for any individual. Educational, not medical advice.