Italy vs Korea: Infant mortality by sex
Italy
0.2473
in 2024
Korea
0.2549
in 2024
Italy rank
184th
Korea rank
183rd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.2549 against 0.2473 in Italy, a difference of 0.0076.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 184th and Korea ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.72 | 12.04 | 6.33 | Korea |
| 1960s | 4.06 | 6.65 | 2.58 | Korea |
| 1970s | 2.43 | 3.93 | 1.49 | Korea |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 2.17 | 0.945 | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7252 | 0.9286 | 0.2034 | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4261 | 0.4824 | 0.0563 | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3253 | 0.3151 | 0.0103 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2588 | 0.2647 | 0.0059 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Italy or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.2549 against 0.2473 in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Italy and Korea?
- 0.0076, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Korea rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Italy ranks 184th and Korea ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.