What is number of under-five deaths in Italy?

Number of under-five deaths in Italy was 1,047 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 46,557 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 1,047 in 2024.

How does Italy rank for number of under-five deaths?

Italy ranks 111th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Italy

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Italy
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Italy: Number of under-five deaths was 1,047 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1,047

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

111th

of 195 countries

All-time high

46,557

in 1960

All-time low

1,047

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Italy, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Italy stood at 1,047. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Italy peaked at 46,557 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1,047, in 2024.

That places Italy 111th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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	40,040	32,675	46,557	10
1970s	20,860	11,845	30,678	10
1980s	7,624	5,644	10,636	10
1990s	4,249	3,128	5,457	10
2000s	2,558	2,310	2,989	10
2010s	1,790	1,333	2,240	10
2020s	1,143	1,047	1,247	5

Countries ranked near Italy

108 Australia 1,097 compare
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110 Spain 1,073 compare
112 El Salvador 997 compare
113 Comoros 945 compare
114 Oman 884 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Italy?: Number of under-five deaths in Italy was 1,047 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 46,557 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 1,047 in 2024.
How does Italy rank for number of under-five deaths?: Italy ranks 111th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.