What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Iceland and Italy?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Italy: Mortality rate, under-5

Iceland

2.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Italy

2.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iceland rank

178th

Italy rank

181st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Iceland
Italy

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Iceland ranks 178th and Italy ranks 181st of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.24 per 1,000 live births	42.74 per 1,000 live births	23.5 per 1,000 live births	Italy
1970s	13.15 per 1,000 live births	24.69 per 1,000 live births	11.54 per 1,000 live births	Italy
1980s	7.94 per 1,000 live births	12.64 per 1,000 live births	4.7 per 1,000 live births	Italy
1990s	5.28 per 1,000 live births	7.76 per 1,000 live births	2.48 per 1,000 live births	Italy
2000s	3.19 per 1,000 live births	4.66 per 1,000 live births	1.47 per 1,000 live births	Italy
2010s	2.65 per 1,000 live births	3.55 per 1,000 live births	0.9 per 1,000 live births	Italy
2020s	2.86 per 1,000 live births	2.84 per 1,000 live births	0.02 per 1,000 live births	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Iceland or Italy?: Iceland, at 2.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Iceland and Italy?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Iceland ranks 178th and Italy ranks 181st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (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, under-5 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.