Infant mortality rate in Italy
Italy: Infant mortality rate was 2.29 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.29
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
169th
of 184 countries
All-time high
4.73
in 2000
All-time low
2.29
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant mortality rate in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.29 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Italy peaked at 4.73 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.29, in 2024.
Italy ranks 169th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.73 | — |
| 2001 | 4.5 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.29 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.93 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.79 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.68 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.59 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.51 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.44 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.37 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.29 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.21 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.13 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.06 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.99 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.91 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.82 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.72 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.53 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.45 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.39 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.34 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.29 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.96 | 3.44 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 2.62 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.29 | 2.53 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Italy?
- Infant mortality rate in Italy was 2.29 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.73 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for infant mortality rate?
- Italy ranks 169th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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