Italy vs Republic of Korea: Child mortality rate by sex
Italy
0.2476 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea
0.2527 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
185th
Republic of Korea rank
183rd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Italy
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.2527 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2476 deaths per 100 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.0051 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 185th and Republic of Korea ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.01 deaths per 100 live births | 18.6 deaths per 100 live births | 12.59 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 8.53 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7066 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3361 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5416 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1117 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3242 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3278 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0036 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2634 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0043 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Italy or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.2527 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 Italy and Republic of Korea?
- 0.0051 deaths per 100 live births, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Italy ranks 185th and Republic of Korea ranks 183rd 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 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 .