Italy: death rate by region 2023

In 2023, the Italian region with the highest death rate was Liguria. By contrast, Trentino-South Tyrol was the area where the lowest death rate was registered in the whole country. In the period between 2010 and 2019, the annual death rate in Italy remained rather stable. In 2020, instead, the death rate increased compared to previous years.

Coronavirus deaths

In Italy, the first cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were registered at the end of January 2020. Then, since the end of February, the virus started to spread among the Italian population. As of October 2021, Italy recorded 4.7 million cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and over 130,000 deaths.

Death rates in other European countries

In 2019, Italy was the European country which registered the second-highest number of deaths. The state with the highest number of deceased was Germany, which is also the most populous country on the continent. On the contrary, Italy ranked only fourth, considering the size of the population.

Death rate in Italy in 2023, by region (per 1,000 inhabitants)

Characteristic	Death rate per thousand inhabitants
Liguria	14.2
Molise	13.4
Piedmont	12.6
Umbria	12.5
Basilicata	12.3
Abruzzo	12.3
Friuli-Venezia Giulia	12.2
Tuscany	12
Marche	11.9
Sardinia	11.8
Calabria	11.7
Emilia-Romagna	11.5
Sicily	11.5
Aosta Valley	11.1
Apulia	11
Lazio	10.7
Veneto	10.5
Lombardy	10.3
Campania	10.3
Trentino-South Tyrol	9