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

0.1 per 1,000 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.

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.

Italy vs North Macedonia: Mortality rate, under-5

Italy

2.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

North Macedonia

2.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Italy rank

182nd

North Macedonia rank

179th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Italy
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia 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.

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

Italy ranks 182nd and North Macedonia ranks 179th of 197 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	12.26 per 1,000 live births	49.42 per 1,000 live births	37.17 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia
1990s	7.76 per 1,000 live births	26.46 per 1,000 live births	18.7 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia
2000s	4.66 per 1,000 live births	13.52 per 1,000 live births	8.86 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia
2010s	3.55 per 1,000 live births	9.96 per 1,000 live births	6.41 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia
2020s	2.84 per 1,000 live births	4.3 per 1,000 live births	1.46 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Italy or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, 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 Italy and North Macedonia?: 0.1 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, under-5?: Italy ranks 182nd and North Macedonia ranks 179th 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, 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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.