Iceland vs Italy: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
0.282 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy
0.2702 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
181st
Italy rank
184th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.282 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.0118 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 181st and Italy ranks 184th 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 | 2.54 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 | 4.28 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 | 0.7944 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4684 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.5292 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7755 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2463 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4664 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1464 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3541 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0892 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2844 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2827 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0017 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or Italy?
- Iceland, at 0.282 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.0118 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 181st and Italy ranks 184th 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 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .