Italy vs South Korea: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Italy
2.29 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Korea
2.33 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
198th
South Korea rank
196th
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.33 per 1,000 live births against 2.29 per 1,000 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 198th and South Korea ranks 196th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.96 per 1,000 live births | 4.54 per 1,000 live births | 0.581 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.01 per 1,000 live births | 2.91 per 1,000 live births | 0.1022 per 1,000 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.0161 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Italy or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.33 per 1,000 live births against 2.29 per 1,000 live births in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Italy and South Korea?
- 0.04 per 1,000 live births, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Italy ranks 198th and South Korea ranks 196th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.