Italy vs Norway: Child mortality rate
Italy
0.3%
in 2023
Norway
0.2%
in 2023
Italy rank
223rd
Norway rank
226th
Child mortality rate over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 223rd and Norway ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 2.7% | 4.0% | Italy |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Italy or Norway?
- Italy, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Italy and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Italy ranks 223rd and Norway ranks 226th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.