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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 CHINA

Compare Italy and China 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.

China
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   China CHINA
      Italy ITALY   China CHINA
           
    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
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    76.3
    82.4
    79.4
    8
    5
    6
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    80.9
    84.9
    83.0
    7
    8
    8
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.9
    84.9
    7
    8
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    81.2
    85.1
    7
    8
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    81.2
    85.2
    7
    8
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.3
    7
    8
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    81.6
    85.3
    10
    9
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    81.7
    85.4
    11
    9
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    81.8
    85.5
    12
    10
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    82.0
    85.6
    12
    10
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    82.3
    85.8
    12
    9
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    82.7
    86.1
    14
    9
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    83.4
    86.5
    13
    9
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.1
    15
    11
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.7
    14
    11
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.7
    16
    14
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.8
    22
    16
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    42
    22
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    42.43
    169
    97.57
    115
    2. Stroke
    25.15
    156
    110.80
    58
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    36.63
    5
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    8.95
    169
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.86
    135
    17.36
    97
    6. Lung Disease
    13.17
    152
    54.18
    13
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    13.02
    42
    8. Hypertension
    10.77
    127
    16.80
    98
    9. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    6.41
    152
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.21
    145
    8.56
    148
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    5.72
    59
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.30
    178
    11.28
    152
    13. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    20.55
    3
    14. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    9.30
    33
    15. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    3.04
    145
    16. Other Injuries
    5.34
    127
    3.50
    161
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    165
    10.39
    141
    18. Other Neoplasms
    4.93
    15
    0.24
    152
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    66
    1.51
    162
    20. Suicide
    4.33
    151
    6.67
    121
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    2.76
    153
    22. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    3.48
    97
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.13
    162
    15.09
    96
    24. Liver Disease
    3.92
    171
    7.57
    146
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    127
    3.95
    98
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    2.04
    94
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    139
    1.73
    168
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.59
    164
    3.32
    150
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    1.16
    157
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    2.81
    89
    31. Falls
    2.13
    171
    8.04
    50
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    1.05
    137
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    5.16
    124
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    12.42
    6
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.36
    4
    0.01
    163
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    165
    1.76
    150
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.07
    111
    3.53
    34
    38. Epilepsy
    0.87
    143
    0.74
    163
    39. Drug Use
    0.78
    132
    1.34
    79
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.64
    155
    0.72
    150
    41. Anemia
    0.62
    19
    0.00
    87
    42. Violence
    0.60
    173
    0.73
    166
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.60
    123
    1.62
    111
    44. Skin Disease
    0.59
    137
    0.30
    162
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.56
    31
    0.09
    167
    46. Drownings
    0.46
    173
    3.66
    56
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    163
    1.40
    108
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.33
    180
    2.05
    106
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.33
    84
    0.55
    41
    50. Malnutrition
    0.31
    124
    0.78
    107
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Italy ITALY   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,116
    17.89
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Stroke
    62,633
    11.54
    2.043m
    21.27
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    41,445
    7.64
    304,455
    3.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    34,152
    6.29
    714,311
    7.44
    5. Lung Disease
    32,382
    5.97
    968,607
    10.08
    6. Hypertension
    29,931
    5.51
    301,183
    3.14
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,254
    3.92
    248,388
    2.59
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,836
    3.65
    161,672
    1.68
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,339
    3.01
    183,342
    1.91
    10. Breast Cancer
    13,868
    2.56
    92,757
    0.97
    11. Kidney Disease
    12,726
    2.34
    192,302
    2.00
    12. Other Injuries
    12,112
    2.23
    54,087
    0.56
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    12,095
    2.23
    111,537
    1.16
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10,252
    1.89
    398,439
    4.15
    15. Other Neoplasms
    9,984
    1.84
    4,374
    0.05
    16. Lymphomas
    9,670
    1.78
    57,838
    0.60
    17. Liver Cancer
    9,620
    1.77
    180,952
    1.88
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,431
    1.55
    25,613
    0.27
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    8,428
    1.55
    70,699
    0.74
    20. Prostate Cancer
    8,409
    1.55
    51,056
    0.53
    21. Leukemia
    6,728
    1.24
    58,145
    0.61
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,711
    1.24
    37,873
    0.39
    23. Liver Disease
    5,559
    1.02
    145,603
    1.52
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,531
    1.02
    29,954
    0.31
    25. Falls
    4,222
    0.78
    138,878
    1.45
    26. Suicide
    4,042
    0.74
    116,324
    1.21
    27. Oral Cancer
    3,343
    0.62
    54,695
    0.57
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3,282
    0.60
    28,078
    0.29
    29. Skin Cancers
    3,239
    0.60
    19,669
    0.20
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,221
    0.59
    250,272
    2.61
    31. Hepatitis C
    2,451
    0.45
    86
    0.00
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,216
    0.41
    65,350
    0.68
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,198
    0.40
    11,751
    0.12
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,045
    0.38
    242,891
    2.53
    35. Anemia
    1,672
    0.31
    0
    0.00
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,622
    0.30
    8,719
    0.09
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,443
    0.27
    36,613
    0.38
    38. Skin Disease
    1,440
    0.27
    5,222
    0.05
    39. Epilepsy
    1,337
    0.25
    11,365
    0.12
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,154
    0.21
    51,650
    0.54
    41. Malnutrition
    775
    0.14
    12,995
    0.14
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    701
    0.13
    10,108
    0.11
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    690
    0.13
    37,723
    0.39
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    677
    0.12
    1,734
    0.02
    45. Drug Use
    654
    0.12
    24,214
    0.25
    46. HIV/AIDS
    520
    0.10
    28,746
    0.30
    47. Asthma
    494
    0.09
    23,147
    0.24
    48. Osteoarthritis
    481
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    49. Schizophrenia
    424
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    409
    0.08
    11,115
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    36.63
    5
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    8.95
    169
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    13.02
    42
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    6.41
    152
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    5.72
    59
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    20.55
    3
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    9.30
    33
    8. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    3.04
    145
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    2.76
    153
    10. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    3.48
    97
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    2.04
    94
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    1.16
    157
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    2.81
    89
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    1.05
    137
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    5.16
    124
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    12.42
    6
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    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.