Italy vs Japan: Child mortality rate by sex
Italy
0.2476 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Japan
0.2336 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
185th
Japan rank
187th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.2476 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2336 deaths per 100 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.014 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 185th and Japan ranks 187th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2646 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1960s | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9886 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7051 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4233 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.7066 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5153 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1913 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.4299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.357 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0729 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.3242 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births | 0.054 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2298 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0293 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 0.2476 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2336 deaths per 100 live births in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Italy and Japan?
- 0.014 deaths per 100 live births, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Italy ranks 185th and Japan ranks 187th 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 .