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Italy
COUNTRY #1
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ITALY VS IRELAND

Compare Italy and Ireland 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.

Ireland
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Italy Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Ireland IRELAND
      Italy ITALY   Ireland IRELAND
           
    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
    		  
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    2000
    76.3
    82.4
    79.4
    8
    5
    6
    		  
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    2019
    80.9
    84.9
    83.0
    7
    8
    8
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Ireland IRELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.9
    84.9
    7
    8
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    Age 5
    81.2
    85.1
    7
    8
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    Age 10
    81.2
    85.2
    7
    8
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 20
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.3
    7
    8
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 30
    81.6
    85.3
    10
    9
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 35
    81.7
    85.4
    11
    9
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    Age 40
    81.8
    85.5
    12
    10
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    Age 45
    82.0
    85.6
    12
    10
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    Age 50
    82.3
    85.8
    12
    9
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    Age 55
    82.7
    86.1
    14
    9
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    Age 60
    83.4
    86.5
    13
    9
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.1
    15
    11
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.7
    14
    11
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.7
    16
    14
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.8
    22
    16
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    42
    22
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Ireland IRELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    42.43
    169
    53.73
    158
    2. Stroke
    25.15
    156
    19.27
    172
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    24.05
    30
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    19.15
    59
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.86
    135
    32.23
    9
    6. Lung Disease
    13.17
    152
    20.91
    98
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    13.41
    38
    8. Hypertension
    10.77
    127
    1.87
    178
    9. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    14.80
    104
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.21
    145
    4.68
    172
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    6.56
    48
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.30
    178
    13.45
    145
    13. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    4.47
    126
    14. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    3.97
    132
    15. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    6.29
    33
    16. Other Injuries
    5.34
    127
    2.23
    179
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    165
    6.12
    160
    18. Other Neoplasms
    4.93
    15
    2.55
    39
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    66
    3.24
    103
    20. Suicide
    4.33
    151
    8.90
    86
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    6.83
    17
    22. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    3.39
    105
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.13
    162
    2.92
    171
    24. Liver Disease
    3.92
    171
    4.13
    169
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    127
    5.57
    32
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    2.93
    57
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    139
    3.19
    131
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.59
    164
    3.33
    149
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    2.94
    58
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    2.43
    108
    31. Falls
    2.13
    171
    3.03
    147
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    3.15
    28
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    3.00
    145
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    5.30
    35
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.36
    4
    0.32
    35
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    165
    1.39
    157
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.07
    111
    0.58
    149
    38. Epilepsy
    0.87
    143
    1.27
    117
    39. Drug Use
    0.78
    132
    3.38
    20
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.64
    155
    0.55
    158
    41. Anemia
    0.62
    19
    0.29
    42
    42. Violence
    0.60
    173
    0.77
    163
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.60
    123
    0.15
    150
    44. Skin Disease
    0.59
    137
    0.63
    128
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.56
    31
    1.12
    5
    46. Drownings
    0.46
    173
    1.05
    148
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    163
    0.23
    176
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.33
    180
    0.79
    158
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.33
    84
    0.68
    24
    50. Malnutrition
    0.31
    124
    0.02
    174
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Italy ITALY   Ireland IRELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,116
    17.89
    4,762
    18.40
    2. Stroke
    62,633
    11.54
    1,770
    6.84
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    41,445
    7.64
    3,209
    12.40
    4. Lung Cancers
    34,152
    6.29
    1,916
    7.40
    5. Lung Disease
    32,382
    5.97
    1,915
    7.40
    6. Hypertension
    29,931
    5.51
    175
    0.68
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,254
    3.92
    1,095
    4.23
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,836
    3.65
    414
    1.60
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,339
    3.01
    1,298
    5.02
    10. Breast Cancer
    13,868
    2.56
    760
    2.94
    11. Kidney Disease
    12,726
    2.34
    566
    2.19
    12. Other Injuries
    12,112
    2.23
    171
    0.66
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    12,095
    2.23
    530
    2.05
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10,252
    1.89
    357
    1.38
    15. Other Neoplasms
    9,984
    1.84
    218
    0.84
    16. Lymphomas
    9,670
    1.78
    513
    1.98
    17. Liver Cancer
    9,620
    1.77
    318
    1.23
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,431
    1.55
    249
    0.96
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    8,428
    1.55
    530
    2.05
    20. Prostate Cancer
    8,409
    1.55
    585
    2.26
    21. Leukemia
    6,728
    1.24
    274
    1.06
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,711
    1.24
    256
    0.99
    23. Liver Disease
    5,559
    1.02
    279
    1.08
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,531
    1.02
    240
    0.93
    25. Falls
    4,222
    0.78
    247
    0.95
    26. Suicide
    4,042
    0.74
    470
    1.82
    27. Oral Cancer
    3,343
    0.62
    183
    0.71
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3,282
    0.60
    273
    1.05
    29. Skin Cancers
    3,239
    0.60
    252
    0.97
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,221
    0.59
    153
    0.59
    31. Hepatitis C
    2,451
    0.45
    19
    0.07
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,216
    0.41
    50
    0.19
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,198
    0.40
    126
    0.49
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,045
    0.38
    419
    1.62
    35. Anemia
    1,672
    0.31
    29
    0.11
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,622
    0.30
    53
    0.20
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,443
    0.27
    153
    0.59
    38. Skin Disease
    1,440
    0.27
    58
    0.22
    39. Epilepsy
    1,337
    0.25
    85
    0.33
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,154
    0.21
    103
    0.40
    41. Malnutrition
    775
    0.14
    2
    0.01
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    701
    0.13
    59
    0.23
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    690
    0.13
    67
    0.26
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    677
    0.12
    83
    0.32
    45. Drug Use
    654
    0.12
    167
    0.65
    46. HIV/AIDS
    520
    0.10
    9
    0.03
    47. Asthma
    494
    0.09
    58
    0.22
    48. Osteoarthritis
    481
    0.09
    20
    0.08
    49. Schizophrenia
    424
    0.08
    12
    0.05
    50. Violence
    409
    0.08
    38
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Ireland IRELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    24.05
    30
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    19.15
    59
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    13.41
    38
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    14.80
    104
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    6.56
    48
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    4.47
    126
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    3.97
    132
    8. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    6.29
    33
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    6.83
    17
    10. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    3.39
    105
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    2.93
    57
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    2.94
    58
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    2.43
    108
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    3.15
    28
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    3.00
    145
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    5.30
    35
    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.