Italy vs Norway: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Italy
0.0042 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Norway
0.0046 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Italy rank
187th
Norway rank
184th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman in Italy, a difference of 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1872 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 187th and Norway ranks 184th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 12 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8289 under-five deaths per woman | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1880s | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7647 under-five deaths per woman | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1890s | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6891 under-five deaths per woman | 0.79 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1900s | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4632 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7617 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.9484 under-five deaths per woman | 0.335 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6134 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.7262 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1969 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5293 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.474 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1052 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3689 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.3599 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1111 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2489 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.1575 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0726 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0848 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.107 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0572 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0259 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0186 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0172 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0022 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | 0 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Italy or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Italy and Norway?
- 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1872 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Italy ranks 187th and Norway ranks 184th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).