Italy vs Spain: Infant mortality rates
Italy
0.2244
in 2023
Spain
0.2386
in 2023
Italy rank
220th
Spain rank
218th
Infant mortality rates over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.2386 against 0.2244 in Italy, a difference of 0.0142.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 220th and Spain ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.46 | 5.82 | 0.366 | Spain |
| 1960s | 3.71 | 3.84 | 0.1357 | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.22 | 1.99 | 0.2377 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 0.9703 | 0.148 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.6638 | 0.5948 | 0.069 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3827 | 0.3765 | 0.0063 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2874 | 0.2778 | 0.0096 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2389 | 0.2533 | 0.0144 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.2386 against 0.2244 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0142, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Italy ranks 220th and Spain ranks 218th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.