Which has higher number of infant deaths, Chile or Italy?

Chile, at 1,009 deaths against 882 deaths in Italy as of 2024.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Italy: Number of infant deaths

Chile

1,009 deaths

in 2024

Italy

882 deaths

in 2024

Chile rank

106th

Italy rank

109th

Number of infant deaths over time

Chile
Italy

How they compare

Chile currently reports 1,009 deaths against 882 deaths in Italy, a difference of 127 deaths.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Italy ahead.

Chile ranks 106th and Italy ranks 109th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32,812 deaths	42,311 deaths	9,498 deaths	Italy
1960s	27,985 deaths	34,769 deaths	6,784 deaths	Italy
1970s	14,744 deaths	18,374 deaths	3,630 deaths	Italy
1980s	5,721 deaths	6,645 deaths	923.7 deaths	Italy
1990s	3,396 deaths	3,636 deaths	240.8 deaths	Italy
2000s	1,927 deaths	2,174 deaths	247.6 deaths	Italy
2010s	1,611 deaths	1,508 deaths	102.4 deaths	Chile
2020s	1,082 deaths	961.2 deaths	120.6 deaths	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Chile or Italy?: Chile, at 1,009 deaths against 882 deaths in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Chile and Italy?: 127 deaths, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Chile and Italy rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Chile ranks 106th and Italy ranks 109th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .