Mortality rate, under-5, female in Italy

Italy: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 196 countries
All-time high
47.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
2.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Italy, 1960–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Italy recorded 2.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Italy peaked at 47.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.

Italy ranks 180th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Italy, 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1960 47.7 per 1,000 live births
1961 45.6 per 1,000 live births -4.4%
1962 43.4 per 1,000 live births -4.8%
1963 41.1 per 1,000 live births -5.3%
1964 39.1 per 1,000 live births -4.9%
1965 36.8 per 1,000 live births -5.9%
1966 35.2 per 1,000 live births -4.3%
1967 33.9 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
1968 32.6 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
1969 31.4 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
1970 30 per 1,000 live births -4.5%
1971 28.4 per 1,000 live births -5.3%
1972 26.4 per 1,000 live births -7.0%
1973 24.4 per 1,000 live births -7.6%
1974 22.4 per 1,000 live births -8.2%
1975 20.5 per 1,000 live births -8.5%
1976 18.7 per 1,000 live births -8.8%
1977 17.2 per 1,000 live births -8.0%
1978 16 per 1,000 live births -7.0%
1979 15.1 per 1,000 live births -5.6%
1980 14.2 per 1,000 live births -6.0%
1981 13.5 per 1,000 live births -4.9%
1982 12.8 per 1,000 live births -5.2%
1983 12.1 per 1,000 live births -5.5%
1984 11.3 per 1,000 live births -6.6%
1985 10.7 per 1,000 live births -5.3%
1986 10.2 per 1,000 live births -4.7%
1987 9.7 per 1,000 live births -4.9%
1988 9.3 per 1,000 live births -4.1%
1989 9 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
1990 8.7 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
1991 8.4 per 1,000 live births -3.4%
1992 8 per 1,000 live births -4.8%
1993 7.7 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
1994 7.2 per 1,000 live births -6.5%
1995 6.8 per 1,000 live births -5.6%
1996 6.5 per 1,000 live births -4.4%
1997 6.1 per 1,000 live births -6.2%
1998 5.8 per 1,000 live births -4.9%
1999 5.4 per 1,000 live births -6.9%
2000 5.2 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
2001 4.9 per 1,000 live births -5.8%
2002 4.7 per 1,000 live births -4.1%
2003 4.5 per 1,000 live births -4.3%
2004 4.3 per 1,000 live births -4.4%
2005 4.1 per 1,000 live births -4.7%
2006 4 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
2007 3.9 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
2008 3.8 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
2009 3.7 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
2010 3.6 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2011 3.5 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2012 3.5 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2013 3.4 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2014 3.3 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2015 3.2 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2016 3.1 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
2017 3 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2018 2.9 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
2019 2.8 per 1,000 live births -3.4%
2020 2.7 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2021 2.6 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
2022 2.6 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2023 2.5 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2024 2.5 per 1,000 live births +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 38.68 per 1,000 live births 31.4 per 1,000 live births 47.7 per 1,000 live births 10
1970s 21.91 per 1,000 live births 15.1 per 1,000 live births 30 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 11.28 per 1,000 live births 9 per 1,000 live births 14.2 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 7.06 per 1,000 live births 5.4 per 1,000 live births 8.7 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 4.31 per 1,000 live births 3.7 per 1,000 live births 5.2 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 3.23 per 1,000 live births 2.8 per 1,000 live births 3.6 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 2.58 per 1,000 live births 2.5 per 1,000 live births 2.7 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Italy

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  3. 180 Republic of Korea 2.5 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 180 Singapore 2.5 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 183 Monaco 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Italy?
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Italy was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 47.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
How does Italy rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Italy ranks 180th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
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, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
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Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.