Mortality due to ischemic heart disease is higher in men than women. From the 1980s to the present day, mortality due to ischemic heart disease has been decreasing slowly but steadily in both sexes. Difference in mortality between North and Centre-South. which was apparent in the 1980s. has diminished. Mortality due to cerebrovascular disease does not show the same pattern.
The graphs (men, women) and tables (men, women) below show the trend of mortality due to ischemic heart disease from 1980 to 2002 in the different geographical areas of the country: North-East (Trentino Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia Romagna), North-West (Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Liguria, Lombardia), Centre (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio), South and Islands (Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna). Mortality rates for persons aged 35-74 years were calculated and standardized using the direct method and the European standard population to allow for a comparison between the different geographical areas and genders. The original data come from the database on mortality in Italy of the Statistical Department of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità . In the graphs. mortality rates are presented using a scale from 0 to 300 per 100,000 for men and a scale from 0 to 80 per 100,000 for women.
The graphs and tables below show the trend of mortality rate due to ischemic heart disease from 1980 to 2002 in the different geographical areas of the country: North-East (Trentino Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia Romagna), North-West (Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Liguria, Lombardia), Centre (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio), South and Islands (Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna). The data. drawn from the database on mortality in Italy of the Statistical Department of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità , were standardized to allow for a comparison between the different geographical areas.
Men
Mortality per 100,000 due to ischemic heart disease (codes ICD-9 410-14) by geographical area, men aged 35-74 (data standardized using the European population)
|
North East |
North West |
Centre |
South and Islands |
Italy |
1980 |
239.74 |
193.82 |
199.71 |
200.81 |
222.44 |
1981 |
238.38 |
190.47 |
192.86 |
193.09 |
216.49 |
1982 |
222.21 |
184.44 |
185.04 |
186.32 |
207.54 |
1983 |
224.84 |
212.45 |
194.35 |
190.51 |
212.09 |
1984 |
206.94 |
193.31 |
178.89 |
180.48 |
196.07 |
1985 |
195.92 |
181.85 |
174.32 |
176.70 |
188.77 |
1986 |
194.94 |
177.24 |
173.94 |
171.13 |
185.16 |
1987 |
185.14 |
169.68 |
166.03 |
170.57 |
179.15 |
1988 |
177.44 |
183.46 |
160.76 |
161.33 |
170.34 |
1989 |
170.80 |
176.31 |
159.07 |
158.59 |
165.91 |
1990 |
162.37 |
172.80 |
146.58 |
153.39 |
159.04 |
1991 |
157.30 |
167.72 |
150.30 |
159.48 |
159.33 |
1992 |
154.39 |
160.25 |
144.28 |
144.90 |
150.82 |
1993 |
152.42 |
154.79 |
141.89 |
144.94 |
148.45 |
1994 |
142.35 |
124.59 |
137.65 |
143.13 |
142.88 |
1995 |
135.63 |
122.24 |
131.66 |
135.17 |
137.18 |
1996 |
130.05 |
116.50 |
125.66 |
130.87 |
131.56 |
1997 |
124.09 |
107.27 |
121.70 |
127.81 |
125.71 |
1998 |
122.74 |
105.15 |
120.90 |
125.75 |
123.96 |
1999 |
112.50 |
92.59 |
108.16 |
117.64 |
112.85 |
2000 |
100.59 |
105.44 |
101.65 |
108.23 |
104.53 |
2001 |
94.68 |
96.95 |
95.34 |
104.78 |
98.61 |
2002 |
91.50 |
93.77 |
98.66 |
103.62 |
97.40 |
Mortality per 100,000 due to ischemic heart disease (codes ICD-9 410-14) by geographical area, women aged 35-74 (data standardized using the European population)
|
North East |
North West |
Centre |
South and Islands |
Italy |
1980 |
68.82 |
73.06 |
56.34 |
71.58 |
68.22 |
1981 |
62.78 |
67.67 |
55.48 |
69.02 |
64.47 |
1982 |
61.34 |
66.49 |
51.50 |
64.34 |
61.59 |
1983 |
61.32 |
67.18 |
54.01 |
67.51 |
63.19 |
1984 |
54.08 |
61.02 |
51.54 |
60.96 |
57.44 |
1985 |
55.41 |
57.00 |
46.15 |
57.79 |
54.41 |
1986 |
51.26 |
53.78 |
47.48 |
57.18 |
52.88 |
1987 |
51.27 |
51.90 |
48.56 |
54.54 |
51.61 |
1988 |
48.01 |
52.04 |
49.14 |
52.56 |
50.57 |
1989 |
47.64 |
50.44 |
47.27 |
51.93 |
49.47 |
1990 |
42.35 |
48.85 |
43.96 |
52.05 |
47.29 |
1991 |
40.94 |
43.70 |
42.79 |
50.60 |
44.82 |
1992 |
40.70 |
41.17 |
39.60 |
47.09 |
42.41 |
1993 |
39.91 |
41.04 |
36.82 |
46.65 |
41.47 |
1994 |
38.94 |
41.03 |
40.06 |
45.56 |
41.51 |
1995 |
37.22 |
39.40 |
36.43 |
45.04 |
39.82 |
1996 |
33.75 |
35.07 |
36.19 |
42.81 |
37.25 |
1997 |
32.75 |
34.25 |
34.41 |
40.21 |
35.60 |
1998 |
31.34 |
33.21 |
33.49 |
40.07 |
34.86 |
1999 |
28.41 |
29.56 |
31.18 |
38.21 |
32.17 |
2000 |
26.10 |
27.27 |
29.71 |
35.82 |
29.95 |
2001 |
24.43 |
26.23 |
27.68 |
34.14 |
28.47 |
2002 |
22.99 |
24.49 |
26.35 |
34.03 |
27.33 |
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