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Italy vs Republic of Korea: Mortality rate, infant

Italy
2.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea
2.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
181st
Republic of Korea rank
181st

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Italy
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.3 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Italy ranks 181st and Republic of Korea ranks 181st of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 37.04 per 1,000 live births 62.21 per 1,000 live births 25.17 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1970s 21.9 per 1,000 live births 36.37 per 1,000 live births 14.47 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1980s 11.09 per 1,000 live births 20.05 per 1,000 live births 8.96 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1990s 6.66 per 1,000 live births 8.66 per 1,000 live births 2 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2000s 3.95 per 1,000 live births 4.53 per 1,000 live births 0.58 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2010s 3.01 per 1,000 live births 2.91 per 1,000 live births 0.1 per 1,000 live births Italy
2020s 2.4 per 1,000 live births 2.42 per 1,000 live births 0.02 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Italy or Republic of Korea?
Italy, at 2.3 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Italy and Republic of Korea?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Italy ranks 181st and Republic of Korea ranks 181st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.