Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Italy or Spain?

Italy, at 869 deaths against 805 deaths in Spain as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Spain: Number of infants who die before age 1

Italy

869 deaths

in 2023

Spain

805 deaths

in 2023

Italy rank

110th

Spain rank

112th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Italy currently reports 869 deaths against 805 deaths in Spain, a difference of 64 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 110th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 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	47,947 deaths	34,790 deaths	13,157 deaths	Italy
1960s	35,068 deaths	25,625 deaths	9,443 deaths	Italy
1970s	18,554 deaths	13,172 deaths	5,383 deaths	Italy
1980s	6,670 deaths	4,705 deaths	1,966 deaths	Italy
1990s	3,630 deaths	2,292 deaths	1,337 deaths	Italy
2000s	2,108 deaths	1,686 deaths	422.7 deaths	Italy
2010s	1,424 deaths	1,177 deaths	246.3 deaths	Italy
2020s	959.5 deaths	864.25 deaths	95.25 deaths	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Italy or Spain?: Italy, at 869 deaths against 805 deaths in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Italy and Spain?: 64 deaths, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Italy ranks 110th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.