Italy vs Korea: Infant mortality rate by sex
Italy
0.2104 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea
0.2095 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
183rd
Korea rank
184th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2095 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, a difference of 0.0009 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 183rd and Korea ranks 184th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.89 deaths per 100 live births | 10.82 deaths per 100 live births | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 1960s | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5.77 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 1970s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.987 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8402 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6014 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7997 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1983 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3636 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4236 deaths per 100 live births | 0.06 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2754 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0102 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2203 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2174 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0029 deaths per 100 live births | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Italy or Korea?
- Italy, at 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2095 deaths per 100 live births in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Italy and Korea?
- 0.0009 deaths per 100 live births, with Italy 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 by sex?
- Italy ranks 183rd and Korea ranks 184th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .