Italy vs Spain: Number of under-five deaths

Italy
1,047
in 2024
Spain
1,073
in 2024
Italy rank
111th
Spain rank
110th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,073 against 1,047 in Italy, a difference of 26.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 111th and Spain ranks 110th of 196 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 40,040 29,020 11,020 Italy
1970s 20,860 15,276 5,584 Italy
1980s 7,624 5,868 1,757 Italy
1990s 4,249 2,818 1,431 Italy
2000s 2,558 2,078 479 Italy
2010s 1,790 1,476 314.5 Italy
2020s 1,143 1,094 49 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 1,073 against 1,047 in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Italy and Spain?
26, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Italy ranks 111th and Spain ranks 110th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.