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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 ROMANIA

Compare Italy and Romania 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.

Romania
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
54,381,674
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Romania Population Pyramid
16,259,784
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Italy ITALY   Romania ROMANIA
  Italy ITALY   Romania ROMANIA
       
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
  
63.8
67.3
65.5
36
41
38
1970
68.7
74.6
71.6
15
14
13
  
66.3
70.8
68.5
32
44
40
1980
70.7
77.4
73.9
17
12
13
  
66.5
71.8
69.1
44
58
53
1990
73.6
80.3
76.9
11
7
8
  
66.6
73.1
69.7
67
71
69
2000
76.3
82.4
79.4
8
5
6
  
67.2
74.3
70.7
91
78
86
2010
79.3
84.2
81.8
7
6
7
  
69.7
77.2
73.4
91
66
81
2019
80.9
84.9
83.0
7
8
8
  
72.0
79.3
75.6
80
57
73
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Italy ITALY   Romania ROMANIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.9
84.9
7
8
72.0
79.3
80
57
Age
80.9
84.9
7
8
72.0
79.3
80
57
Age 5
81.2
85.1
7
8
72.5
79.7
86
66
Age 10
81.2
85.2
7
8
72.5
79.8
86
66
Age 15
81.3
85.2
7
8
72.6
79.8
86
66
Age 20
81.3
85.2
7
8
72.8
79.9
89
67
Age 25
81.5
85.3
7
8
72.9
80.0
93
67
Age 30
81.6
85.3
10
9
73.2
80.1
98
66
Age 35
81.7
85.4
11
9
73.4
80.2
99
66
Age 40
81.8
85.5
12
10
73.7
80.4
100
67
Age 45
82.0
85.6
12
10
74.3
80.7
100
67
Age 50
82.3
85.8
12
9
75.0
81.1
103
68
Age 55
82.7
86.1
14
9
76.2
81.6
99
66
Age 60
83.4
86.5
13
9
77.8
82.4
90
67
Age 65
84.2
87.1
15
11
79.8
83.4
83
64
Age 70
85.3
87.7
14
11
81.9
84.5
81
66
Age 75
86.7
88.7
16
14
84.3
86.0
76
70
Age 80
88.4
89.8
22
16
87.0
88.0
72
76
Age 85
90.6
91.5
42
22
90.2
90.6
63
72
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Italy ITALY   Romania ROMANIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
42.43
169
153.78
46
2. Stroke
25.15
156
104.36
65
3. Lung Cancers
21.68
42
28.30
18
4. Breast Cancer
16.63
94
18.79
68
5. Alzheimers & Dementia
14.86
135
5.41
165
6. Lung Disease
13.17
152
16.92
127
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.95
52
17.21
11
8. Hypertension
10.77
127
22.29
71
9. Prostate Cancer
9.43
135
13.75
114
10. Diabetes Mellitus
9.21
145
5.39
167
11. Pancreas Cancer
7.40
33
7.73
27
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
6.30
178
26.33
96
13. Stomach Cancer
6.00
92
9.06
51
14. Liver Cancer
5.97
76
8.33
45
15. Lymphomas
5.80
52
4.00
119
16. Other Injuries
5.34
127
7.73
89
17. Kidney Disease
5.16
165
11.95
136
18. Other Neoplasms
4.93
15
0.76
65
19. Endocrine Disorders
4.79
66
0.60
181
20. Suicide
4.33
151
7.33
109
21. Ovary Cancer
4.29
98
5.74
40
22. Leukemia
4.17
60
3.90
75
23. Road Traffic Accidents
4.13
162
8.54
130
24. Liver Disease
3.92
171
27.34
66
25. Parkinson's Disease
3.48
127
1.50
167
26. Bladder Cancer
3.38
47
4.06
23
27. Inflammatory/Heart
2.98
139
11.38
22
28. Congenital Anomalies
2.59
164
2.78
161
29. Uterin Cancer
2.45
82
2.44
86
30. Oral Cancer
2.31
113
7.10
16
31. Falls
2.13
171
4.62
110
32. Skin Cancers
2.05
82
2.60
48
33. Cervical Cancer
1.82
172
10.84
78
34. Oesophagus Cancer
1.36
134
2.23
98
35. Hepatitis C
1.36
4
0.27
42
36. Low Birth Weight
1.13
165
2.13
144
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.07
111
1.06
113
38. Epilepsy
0.87
143
1.31
113
39. Drug Use
0.78
132
1.21
90
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.64
155
0.54
160
41. Anemia
0.62
19
0.14
51
42. Violence
0.60
173
1.08
152
43. HIV/AIDS
0.60
123
1.22
114
44. Skin Disease
0.59
137
0.26
164
45. Multiple Sclerosis
0.56
31
0.21
84
46. Drownings
0.46
173
2.55
88
47. Birth Trauma
0.40
163
0.26
175
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.33
180
1.42
136
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.33
84
0.00
183
50. Malnutrition
0.31
124
0.37
120
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Italy ITALY   Romania ROMANIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97,116
17.89
71,810
30.78
2. Stroke
62,633
11.54
49,707
21.31
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
41,445
7.64
2,839
1.22
4. Lung Cancers
34,152
6.29
10,113
4.33
5. Lung Disease
32,382
5.97
7,359
3.15
6. Hypertension
29,931
5.51
11,007
4.72
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
21,254
3.92
6,835
2.93
8. Diabetes Mellitus
19,836
3.65
2,230
0.96
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
16,339
3.01
9,357
4.01
10. Breast Cancer
13,868
2.56
3,851
1.65
11. Kidney Disease
12,726
2.34
5,175
2.22
12. Other Injuries
12,112
2.23
2,139
0.92
13. Pancreas Cancer
12,095
2.23
2,935
1.26
14. Stomach Cancer
10,252
1.89
3,457
1.48
15. Other Neoplasms
9,984
1.84
289
0.12
16. Lymphomas
9,670
1.78
1,385
0.59
17. Liver Cancer
9,620
1.77
3,114
1.33
18. Endocrine Disorders
8,431
1.55
193
0.08
19. Parkinson's Disease
8,428
1.55
741
0.32
20. Prostate Cancer
8,409
1.55
2,449
1.05
21. Leukemia
6,728
1.24
1,342
0.58
22. Bladder Cancer
6,711
1.24
1,715
0.74
23. Liver Disease
5,559
1.02
8,920
3.82
24. Inflammatory/Heart
5,531
1.02
4,433
1.90
25. Falls
4,222
0.78
1,504
0.64
26. Suicide
4,042
0.74
1,886
0.81
27. Oral Cancer
3,343
0.62
2,290
0.98
28. Ovary Cancer
3,282
0.60
1,109
0.48
29. Skin Cancers
3,239
0.60
1,003
0.43
30. Road Traffic Accidents
3,221
0.59
1,992
0.85
31. Hepatitis C
2,451
0.45
98
0.04
32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,216
0.41
440
0.19
33. Uterin Cancer
2,198
0.40
522
0.22
34. Oesophagus Cancer
2,045
0.38
755
0.32
35. Anemia
1,672
0.31
59
0.03
36. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,622
0.30
223
0.10
37. Congenital Anomalies
1,443
0.27
367
0.16
38. Skin Disease
1,440
0.27
97
0.04
39. Epilepsy
1,337
0.25
314
0.13
40. Cervical Cancer
1,154
0.21
1,870
0.80
41. Malnutrition
775
0.14
142
0.06
42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
701
0.13
0
0.00
43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
690
0.13
531
0.23
44. Multiple Sclerosis
677
0.12
66
0.03
45. Drug Use
654
0.12
346
0.15
46. HIV/AIDS
520
0.10
219
0.09
47. Asthma
494
0.09
225
0.10
48. Osteoarthritis
481
0.09
0
0.00
49. Schizophrenia
424
0.08
103
0.04
50. Violence
409
0.08
255
0.11
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Italy ITALY   Romania ROMANIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.68
42
28.30
18
2. Breast Cancer
16.63
94
18.79
68
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.95
52
17.21
11
4. Prostate Cancer
9.43
135
13.75
114
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.40
33
7.73
27
6. Stomach Cancer
6.00
92
9.06
51
7. Liver Cancer
5.97
76
8.33
45
8. Lymphomas
5.80
52
4.00
119
9. Ovary Cancer
4.29
98
5.74
40
10. Leukemia
4.17
60
3.90
75
11. Bladder Cancer
3.38
47
4.06
23
12. Uterin Cancer
2.45
82
2.44
86
13. Oral Cancer
2.31
113
7.10
16
14. Skin Cancers
2.05
82
2.60
48
15. Cervical Cancer
1.82
172
10.84
78
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.36
134
2.23
98
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.