Coronavirus death rate in Italy as of January 2022, by age group

The spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy has hit every age group uniformly and claimed more than 141 thousand lives since it entered the country. As the chart shows, however, mortality rate appeared to be much higher for the elderly patient. In fact, for people between 80 and 89 years of age, the fatality rate was 16.9 percent. For patients older than 90 years, this figure increased to 25.2 percent. On the other hand, the death rate for individuals under 60 years of age was well below one percent. Overall, the mortality rate of coronavirus in Italy reached 1.8 percent, higher than that registered in most countries.

Italy's death toll was one of the most tragic in the world. In the last months, however, the country started to see the end of this terrible situation: as of January 2022, roughly 87 percent of the total Italian population was fully vaccinated.

Since the first case was detected at the end of January in Italy, coronavirus has been spreading fast. As of January 11, 2022, the authorities reported more than 7.7 million cases in the country. The area mostly hit by the virus is the North, in particular the region of Lombardy.

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