Italy vs Spain: Number of infant deaths
Italy
882 deaths
in 2024
Spain
878 deaths
in 2024
Italy rank
109th
Spain rank
110th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 882 deaths against 878 deaths in Spain, a difference of 4 deaths.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 109th 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 | 46,040 deaths | 33,872 deaths | 12,168 deaths | Italy |
| 1960s | 34,769 deaths | 25,342 deaths | 9,426 deaths | Italy |
| 1970s | 18,374 deaths | 13,152 deaths | 5,221 deaths | Italy |
| 1980s | 6,645 deaths | 4,747 deaths | 1,898 deaths | Italy |
| 1990s | 3,636 deaths | 2,253 deaths | 1,383 deaths | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,174 deaths | 1,707 deaths | 467.4 deaths | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,508 deaths | 1,206 deaths | 302.1 deaths | Italy |
| 2020s | 961.2 deaths | 891.4 deaths | 69.8 deaths | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 882 deaths against 878 deaths in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Italy and Spain?
- 4 deaths, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Italy ranks 109th 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 infant 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 1 .