Iceland vs Italy: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy
0.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
Italy rank
185th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.01 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 200 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 | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.794 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.47 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.528 deaths per 100 live births | 0.776 deaths per 100 live births | 0.248 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.319 deaths per 100 live births | 0.466 deaths per 100 live births | 0.147 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.265 deaths per 100 live births | 0.355 deaths per 100 live births | 0.09 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.286 deaths per 100 live births | 0.284 deaths per 100 live births | 0.002 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or Italy?
- Iceland, at 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.01 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 182nd and Italy ranks 185th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.