Italy: number of deaths by underlying cause and gender

The most common causes of deaths in Italy are neoplasms and diseases of the circulatory system. In 2018, neoplasms accounted for 180 thousand deaths, while diseases of the circulatory system were the underlying cause of 220 thousand deaths.

Number of deaths by underlying cause and gender in Italy in 2018

Characteristic	Male	Female
Infectious and parasitic diseases	6,284	7,574
Neoplasms	99,854	80,449
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism	1,278	1,946
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases	12,608	15,531
Mental and behavioural disorders	8,171	16,460
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs	12,997	16,625
Diseases of the circulatory system	96,017	124,439
Diseases of the respiratory system	27,010	24,746
Diseases of the digestive system	11,368	11,751
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	463	963
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue	1,038	2,431
Diseases of the genitourinary system	5,446	6,307
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium	-	11
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	451	361
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities	699	617
Symptoms, signs, ill-defined causes	5,316	9,172
External causes of injury and poisoning	13,979	10,578