Italy vs Korea: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Italy
2.29
in 2024
Korea
2.33
in 2024
Italy rank
185th
Korea rank
184th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.33 against 2.29 in Italy, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 185th and Korea ranks 184th of 200 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 | 53.14 | 114.54 | 61.4 | Korea |
| 1960s | 37.04 | 62.22 | 25.17 | Korea |
| 1970s | 21.89 | 36.37 | 14.48 | Korea |
| 1980s | 11.1 | 20.04 | 8.95 | Korea |
| 1990s | 6.65 | 8.66 | 2.01 | Korea |
| 2000s | 3.96 | 4.54 | 0.581 | Korea |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 2.91 | 0.1022 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.42 | 0.0161 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Italy or Korea?
- Korea, at 2.33 against 2.29 in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Italy and Korea?
- 0.04, 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 rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Italy ranks 185th and Korea ranks 184th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.