Australia vs Italy: Number of child deaths by age
Australia
156 deaths
in 2024
Italy
165 deaths
in 2024
Australia rank
109th
Italy rank
107th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 165 deaths against 156 deaths in Australia, a difference of 9 deaths.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 109th and Italy ranks 107th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,025 deaths | 8,177 deaths | 7,152 deaths | Italy |
| 1960s | 891.9 deaths | 5,271 deaths | 4,379 deaths | Italy |
| 1970s | 741.8 deaths | 2,486 deaths | 1,745 deaths | Italy |
| 1980s | 461.9 deaths | 979.8 deaths | 517.9 deaths | Italy |
| 1990s | 338.1 deaths | 612.7 deaths | 274.6 deaths | Italy |
| 2000s | 245.5 deaths | 383.2 deaths | 137.7 deaths | Italy |
| 2010s | 191.3 deaths | 282.1 deaths | 90.8 deaths | Italy |
| 2020s | 164.8 deaths | 181.6 deaths | 16.8 deaths | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 165 deaths against 156 deaths in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Australia and Italy?
- 9 deaths, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Australia ranks 109th and Italy ranks 107th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .