Italy vs Republic of Korea: Infant mortality by sex
Italy
0.2473 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea
0.2549 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
184th
Republic of Korea rank
183rd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Italy
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.2549 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2473 deaths per 100 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.0076 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 184th and Republic of Korea ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 12.04 deaths per 100 live births | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.945 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7252 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9286 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2034 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4261 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4824 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0563 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3253 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3151 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0103 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2588 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2647 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0059 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Italy or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.2549 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2473 deaths per 100 live births in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Italy and Republic of Korea?
- 0.0076 deaths per 100 live births, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Italy ranks 184th and Republic of Korea ranks 183rd 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .