What is child mortality rate in Italy?

Child mortality rate in Italy was 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 3.36 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Italy rank for child mortality rate?

Italy ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Italy

Name: Child mortality rate in Italy
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Italy: Child mortality rate 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

184th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.36 deaths per 100 live births

in 1970

All-time low

0.2702 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Child mortality rate in Italy, 1970–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Italy is 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 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 rate in Italy peaked at 3.36 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Italy ranks 184th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
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

181 Iceland 0.282 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 North Macedonia 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births compare
183 South Korea 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births compare
185 Singapore 0.268 deaths per 100 live births compare
186 Monaco 0.2661 deaths per 100 live births compare
187 Czechia 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Italy

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 325,774 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,265 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 321,760 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 297,984 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 314,999 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,394 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Italy?: Child mortality rate in Italy was 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 3.36 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Italy rank for child mortality rate?: Italy ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,614 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .