Italy vs Spain: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Italy
1,038 deaths
in 2023
Spain
982 deaths
in 2023
Italy rank
111th
Spain rank
112th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,038 deaths against 982 deaths in Spain, a difference of 56 deaths.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 111th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58,795 deaths | 43,899 deaths | 14,896 deaths | Italy |
| 1960s | 40,335 deaths | 29,074 deaths | 11,261 deaths | Italy |
| 1970s | 20,952 deaths | 15,332 deaths | 5,620 deaths | Italy |
| 1980s | 7,668 deaths | 5,811 deaths | 1,857 deaths | Italy |
| 1990s | 4,259 deaths | 2,851 deaths | 1,408 deaths | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,478 deaths | 2,052 deaths | 426.5 deaths | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,690 deaths | 1,435 deaths | 254.8 deaths | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,216 deaths | 1,111 deaths | 105.5 deaths | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 1,038 deaths against 982 deaths in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Italy and Spain?
- 56 deaths, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Italy ranks 111th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.