Iceland vs Italy: Child mortality rate by sex
Iceland
0.2601 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy
0.2476 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
Italy rank
185th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2601 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2476 deaths per 100 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.0125 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
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 | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.7267 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4017 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.4885 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7066 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2181 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.2957 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1342 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3242 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0796 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2624 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0033 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Iceland or Italy?
- Iceland, at 0.2601 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2476 deaths per 100 live births in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.0125 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 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .