Mortality in Italy in 1988

A series of analytical tables for mortality data in Italy in 1988 is described. The age-and-sex specific rates for [the] whole of Italy are reported for 45 different death causes as well as the national standardized rate referred to the 1971 population. The standardized rates for each of the 20 regions and the three main subdivisions: North Center South and Islands are also reported. This report belongs to a series describing mortality in Italy since 1970 using the same methods with yearly up-dating editions. (SUMMARY IN ENG) (EXCERPT)