Which has higher child mortality, Italy or South Korea?

South Korea, at 0.28 against 0.27 in Italy as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?

75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy

0.27

in 2024

South Korea

0.28

in 2024

Italy rank

185th

South Korea rank

182nd

South Korea currently reports 0.28 against 0.27 in Italy, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 75 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 185th and South Korea ranks 182nd of 200 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Decade	Italy	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.69	20.86	14.16	South Korea
1960s	4.27	8.95	4.68	South Korea
1970s	2.47	4.83	2.36	South Korea
1980s	1.26	2.61	1.35	South Korea
1990s	0.776	1.13	0.355	South Korea
2000s	0.466	0.584	0.118	South Korea
2010s	0.355	0.357	0.002	South Korea
2020s	0.284	0.294	0.01	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Italy or South Korea?: South Korea, at 0.28 against 0.27 in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Italy and South Korea?: 0.01, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for child mortality?: Italy ranks 185th and South Korea ranks 182nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.