What is neonatal mortality rate in Italy?

Neonatal mortality rate in Italy was 0.1803 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 2.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1774 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Italy rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Italy ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Italy

Name: Neonatal 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1803 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1803 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

178th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.42 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

0.1774 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Italy, 1960–2024

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

Italy recorded 0.1803 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Italy peaked at 2.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1774 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

That places Italy 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1960s	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	2.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	2.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.8725 deaths per 100 live births	0.6767 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.4938 deaths per 100 live births	0.3687 deaths per 100 live births	0.6428 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.2838 deaths per 100 live births	0.2445 deaths per 100 live births	0.3457 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2142 deaths per 100 live births	0.1828 deaths per 100 live births	0.2407 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.1793 deaths per 100 live births	0.1774 deaths per 100 live births	0.1809 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Italy

175 Hungary 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births compare
176 Russia 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Lithuania 0.1871 deaths per 100 live births compare
179 Spain 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Israel 0.1715 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 Portugal 0.1699 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 325,774 (2025)
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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 neonatal mortality rate in Italy?: Neonatal mortality rate in Italy was 0.1803 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 2.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1774 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Italy rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Italy ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .