Italy vs Spain: Number of child deaths
Italy
1,047 deaths
in 2024
Spain
1,073 deaths
in 2024
Italy rank
111th
Spain rank
110th
Number of child deaths over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,073 deaths against 1,047 deaths in Italy, a difference of 26 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 111th and Spain ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50,488 deaths | 38,387 deaths | 12,101 deaths | Italy |
| 1960s | 40,040 deaths | 29,020 deaths | 11,020 deaths | Italy |
| 1970s | 20,860 deaths | 15,276 deaths | 5,584 deaths | Italy |
| 1980s | 7,624 deaths | 5,868 deaths | 1,757 deaths | Italy |
| 1990s | 4,249 deaths | 2,818 deaths | 1,431 deaths | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,558 deaths | 2,078 deaths | 479 deaths | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,790 deaths | 1,476 deaths | 314.5 deaths | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,143 deaths | 1,094 deaths | 49 deaths | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 1,073 deaths against 1,047 deaths in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Italy and Spain?
- 26 deaths, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Italy ranks 111th and Spain ranks 110th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .