Italy vs North Macedonia: Infant mortality rate by sex

Italy
0.2104 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia
0.2308 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
183rd
North Macedonia rank
181st

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Italy
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.2308 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.0204 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 183rd and North Macedonia ranks 181st of 199 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.958 deaths per 100 live births 4.32 deaths per 100 live births 3.36 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia
1990s 0.6014 deaths per 100 live births 2.22 deaths per 100 live births 1.62 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia
2000s 0.3636 deaths per 100 live births 1.11 deaths per 100 live births 0.744 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia
2010s 0.2754 deaths per 100 live births 0.8193 deaths per 100 live births 0.5438 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia
2020s 0.2203 deaths per 100 live births 0.3554 deaths per 100 live births 0.1351 deaths per 100 live births North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Italy or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 0.2308 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Italy and North Macedonia?
0.0204 deaths per 100 live births, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North Macedonia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Italy and North Macedonia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Italy ranks 183rd and North Macedonia ranks 181st 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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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .