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
02468195019862023

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed