Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Italy
Italy: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 1.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.8
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
179th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6.43
in 1990
All-time low
1.77
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Italy stood at 1.8.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Italy peaked at 6.43 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 2021.
Italy ranks 179th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.43 | — |
| 1991 | 6.07 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 5.66 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 5.27 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 4.95 | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.7 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 4.46 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 4.21 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 3.94 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 3.69 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 3.46 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.26 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.09 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.94 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.82 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.71 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.62 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.55 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.49 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.45 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.41 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.36 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.25 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.19 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.13 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.07 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.98 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.83 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.78 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.77 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.79 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.81 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.94 | 3.69 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 | 2.45 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 | 1.83 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.14 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.111 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Italy?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Italy was 1.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Italy ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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