Child mortality in Italy
Italy: Child mortality was 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2702 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
187th
of 203 countries
All-time high
45.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 1800
All-time low
0.2702 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Italy, 1800–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality in Italy stood at 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Italy peaked at 45.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Italy 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality in Italy, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 45.74 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1801 | 45.74 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 45.74 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 45.74 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 45.74 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1806 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1816 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1827 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1837 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1848 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 44.92 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 44.92 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 44.92 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 44.92 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 44.92 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 44.88 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 44.84 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 44.8 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 44.67 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 44.63 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 44.59 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 44.54 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 44.5 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 40.99 deaths per 100 live births | -7.9% |
| 1874 | 40.54 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1875 | 40.42 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 37.76 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 1877 | 36.66 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1878 | 37.09 deaths per 100 live births | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 37.32 deaths per 100 live births | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 38.65 deaths per 100 live births | +3.6% |
| 1881 | 38.58 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 39.11 deaths per 100 live births | +1.4% |
| 1883 | 37.49 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1884 | 35.13 deaths per 100 live births | -6.3% |
| 1885 | 35.65 deaths per 100 live births | +1.5% |
| 1886 | 36.54 deaths per 100 live births | +2.5% |
| 1887 | 35.87 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1888 | 34.84 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1889 | 32.91 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1890 | 33.29 deaths per 100 live births | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 33.64 deaths per 100 live births | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 32.39 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1893 | 31.65 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1894 | 31.62 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 32.23 deaths per 100 live births | +1.9% |
| 1896 | 30.85 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1897 | 28.24 deaths per 100 live births | -8.5% |
| 1898 | 29.07 deaths per 100 live births | +2.9% |
| 1899 | 27.29 deaths per 100 live births | -6.1% |
| 1900 | 29.66 deaths per 100 live births | +8.7% |
| 1901 | 27.7 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 1902 | 29.2 deaths per 100 live births | +5.4% |
| 1903 | 28 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1904 | 26.84 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1905 | 27.3 deaths per 100 live births | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 26.6 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1907 | 25.47 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1908 | 27.59 deaths per 100 live births | +8.3% |
| 1909 | 26.15 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1910 | 24.34 deaths per 100 live births | -6.9% |
| 1911 | 26.01 deaths per 100 live births | +6.8% |
| 1912 | 22.15 deaths per 100 live births | -14.8% |
| 1913 | 22.89 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1914 | 20.95 deaths per 100 live births | -8.5% |
| 1915 | 24.57 deaths per 100 live births | +17.3% |
| 1916 | 25.52 deaths per 100 live births | +3.9% |
| 1917 | 23.35 deaths per 100 live births | -8.5% |
| 1918 | 35.5 deaths per 100 live births | +52.0% |
| 1919 | 24.29 deaths per 100 live births | -31.6% |
| 1920 | 24.35 deaths per 100 live births | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 21.99 deaths per 100 live births | -9.7% |
| 1922 | 20.55 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 1923 | 19.82 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1924 | 19 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1925 | 19.21 deaths per 100 live births | +1.1% |
| 1926 | 20.09 deaths per 100 live births | +4.6% |
| 1927 | 18.57 deaths per 100 live births | -7.6% |
| 1928 | 18.52 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 18.59 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 16.59 deaths per 100 live births | -10.7% |
| 1931 | 16.48 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 16.34 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1933 | 14.98 deaths per 100 live births | -8.3% |
| 1934 | 14.82 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 15.05 deaths per 100 live births | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 14.52 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1937 | 16.14 deaths per 100 live births | +11.2% |
| 1938 | 15.69 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1939 | 14.02 deaths per 100 live births | -10.7% |
| 1940 | 14.18 deaths per 100 live births | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 15.28 deaths per 100 live births | +7.8% |
| 1942 | 15.35 deaths per 100 live births | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 15.69 deaths per 100 live births | +2.2% |
| 1944 | 13.68 deaths per 100 live births | -12.8% |
| 1945 | 14.12 deaths per 100 live births | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 13.77 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1947 | 11.21 deaths per 100 live births | -18.7% |
| 1948 | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | -15.7% |
| 1949 | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 8.87 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1951 | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | -7.9% |
| 1952 | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | -7.7% |
| 1953 | 6.98 deaths per 100 live births | -7.3% |
| 1954 | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 1955 | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1956 | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1957 | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 4.31 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9988 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9657 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9322 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.893 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8459 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7962 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7482 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7031 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6611 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6221 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5871 deaths per 100 live births | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5568 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.53 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5057 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4832 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4635 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4472 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4341 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4235 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4142 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4055 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3964 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3869 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3774 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3684 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3597 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3511 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3419 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3315 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3197 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3079 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2974 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2886 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2814 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2757 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 58% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births, 70% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +52.0% | 23.35 deaths per 100 live births | 35.5 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1919 | -31.6% | 35.5 deaths per 100 live births | 24.29 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 45.67 deaths per 100 live births | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | 45.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 45.54 deaths per 100 live births | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 45.6 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 45.41 deaths per 100 live births | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 45.28 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 45.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 45.16 deaths per 100 live births | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 45.03 deaths per 100 live births | 44.92 deaths per 100 live births | 45.06 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 44.81 deaths per 100 live births | 44.63 deaths per 100 live births | 44.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 40.44 deaths per 100 live births | 36.66 deaths per 100 live births | 44.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 36.48 deaths per 100 live births | 32.91 deaths per 100 live births | 39.11 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 31.03 deaths per 100 live births | 27.29 deaths per 100 live births | 33.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 27.45 deaths per 100 live births | 25.47 deaths per 100 live births | 29.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 24.96 deaths per 100 live births | 20.95 deaths per 100 live births | 35.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 20.07 deaths per 100 live births | 18.52 deaths per 100 live births | 24.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 15.46 deaths per 100 live births | 14.02 deaths per 100 live births | 16.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.2 deaths per 100 live births | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | 15.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | 8.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9988 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7755 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5871 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9657 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4664 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4055 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5568 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3541 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3079 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3964 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2827 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2974 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 184 Iceland 0.282 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 185 North Macedonia 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- 188 Singapore 0.268 deaths per 100 live births compare
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More health data for Italy
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,408 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Italy?
- Child mortality in Italy was 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 45.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for child mortality?
- Italy ranks 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.