The latest data available on the number of deaths in Italy revealed that nearly 223,000 deaths recorded in 2020 in the country were caused by diseases of the circulatory system. These diseases represented the main cause of death in Italy. Cancer was the second main cause of death in the country, claiming over 177,000 lives in 2020.
Total number of deaths by underlying cause in Italy in 2020
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Istat. (February 8, 2023). Total number of deaths by underlying cause in Italy in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/914414/number-of-deaths-by-underlying-cause-italy/
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Istat. (2023). Total number of deaths by underlying cause in Italy in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/914414/number-of-deaths-by-underlying-cause-italy/
Istat. "Total Number of Deaths by Underlying Cause in Italy in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/914414/number-of-deaths-by-underlying-cause-italy/
Istat, Total number of deaths by underlying cause in Italy in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/914414/number-of-deaths-by-underlying-cause-italy/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Total number of deaths by underlying cause in Italy in 2020 [Graph], Istat, February 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/914414/number-of-deaths-by-underlying-cause-italy/