Australia vs Italy: Number of infant deaths
Australia
953.0%
in 2023
Italy
917.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
108th
Italy rank
109th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 953.0% against 917.0% in Italy, a difference of 36.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 108th and Italy ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,630.3% | 46,037.8% | 41,407.4% | Italy |
| 1960s | 4,344.6% | 34,771.5% | 30,426.9% | Italy |
| 1970s | 3,671.4% | 18,371.1% | 14,699.7% | Italy |
| 1980s | 2,251.5% | 6,644.5% | 4,393.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1,566.3% | 3,637.1% | 2,070.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1,248.7% | 2,174.4% | 925.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,052.4% | 1,508.2% | 455.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 959.5% | 981.2% | 21.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 953.0% against 917.0% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Australia and Italy?
- 36.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Australia ranks 108th and Italy ranks 109th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.