Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in Italy
Italy: Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence was 2.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in Italy, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.4 for fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in Italy peaked at 2.9 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2022.
That places Italy 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.7 | — |
| 2012 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.6 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.9, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.8, 63% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.72 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.52 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in Italy?
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in Italy was 2.4 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 2017.
- What is the lowest fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence?
- Italy ranks 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).