Iceland vs Italy: Child mortality by sex
Iceland
0.3028 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy
0.2916 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
Italy rank
185th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.3028 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2916 deaths per 100 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.0112 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Iceland ranks 182nd and Italy ranks 185th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | 7.12 deaths per 100 live births | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1960s | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5316 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.5679 deaths per 100 live births | 0.841 deaths per 100 live births | 0.273 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5011 deaths per 100 live births | 0.158 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2839 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3825 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0986 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.3054 deaths per 100 live births | 0.305 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0003 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Iceland or Italy?
- Iceland, at 0.3028 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2916 deaths per 100 live births in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.0112 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Iceland ranks 182nd and Italy ranks 185th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .