Number of youth deaths in Italy
Italy: Number of youth deaths was 1,457 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Italy is 1,457 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Italy peaked at 6,679 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,457 deaths, in 2024.
That places Italy 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Italy, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,679 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 6,453 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 6,201 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 5,865 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 5,436 deaths | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 5,042 deaths | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 4,716 deaths | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 4,439 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 4,167 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 3,929 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 3,745 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 3,568 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 3,398 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 3,258 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 3,167 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3,079 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2,988 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2,930 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 2,898 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,854 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,771 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2,665 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2,550 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2,425 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 2,304 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,198 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2,093 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,980 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1,850 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,727 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 1,628 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1,567 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,529 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,487 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1,457 deaths | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,293 deaths | 3,929 deaths | 6,679 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,188 deaths | 2,854 deaths | 3,745 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,256 deaths | 1,727 deaths | 2,771 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,534 deaths | 1,457 deaths | 1,628 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Italy?
- Number of youth deaths in Italy was 1,457 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 6,679 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,457 deaths in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for number of youth deaths?
- Italy ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.