Infant Mortality Rate: Italy
Italy's infant mortality rate is currently 2.3 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Italy Infant Mortality Rate Italy's infant mortality rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.3 per 1,000 births
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1960)
44.2 per 1,000 births
Low (2023)
2.3 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Italy
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Italy
Analysis# Italy Infant Mortality Rate
Italy's infant mortality rate stands at 2.3 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing one of the lowest rates globally. This figure marks a dramatic 94.8% decline from the 1960 peak of 44.2 per 1,000 births. The country reached its all-time low of 2.3 in 2023 and has maintained this level through 2024, indicating stabilization at an exceptionally low threshold.
The past decade reveals a consistent downward trajectory. From 2015 to 2024, Italy's rate declined steadily from 3.0 to 2.3 per 1,000 births, with annual improvements averaging 0.08 per 1,000. The data suggests Italy has achieved a plateau near the biological minimum, with further reductions unlikely. This sustained low rate reflects the country's advanced healthcare infrastructure, universal medical access, and high quality prenatal and neonatal care standards.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 2.3 per 1,000 births | -4.17% |
| 2022 | 2.4 per 1,000 births | -4.00% |
| 2021 | 2.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 2.5 per 1,000 births | -3.85% |
| 2019 | 2.6 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 2018 | 2.7 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 2017 | 2.8 per 1,000 births | -3.45% |
| 2016 | 2.9 per 1,000 births | -3.33% |
| 2015 | 3 per 1,000 births | -3.23% |
| 2014 | 3.1 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2013 | 3.1 per 1,000 births | -3.13% |
| 2012 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | -3.03% |
| 2011 | 3.3 per 1,000 births | -2.94% |
| 2010 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2009 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | -2.86% |
| 2008 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | -2.78% |
| 2007 | 3.6 per 1,000 births | -2.70% |
| 2006 | 3.7 per 1,000 births | -2.63% |
| 2005 | 3.8 per 1,000 births | -2.56% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.9 per 1,000 births | -4.88% |
| 2003 | 4.1 per 1,000 births | -4.65% |
| 2002 | 4.3 per 1,000 births | -4.44% |
| 2001 | 4.5 per 1,000 births | -4.26% |
| 2000 | 4.7 per 1,000 births | -6.00% |
| 1999 | 5 per 1,000 births | -5.66% |
| 1998 | 5.3 per 1,000 births | -5.36% |
| 1997 | 5.6 per 1,000 births | -6.67% |
| 1996 | 6 per 1,000 births | -6.25% |
| 1995 | 6.4 per 1,000 births | -5.88% |
| 1994 | 6.8 per 1,000 births | -6.85% |
| 1993 | 7.3 per 1,000 births | -5.19% |
| 1992 | 7.7 per 1,000 births | -4.94% |
| 1991 | 8.1 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 1990 | 8.4 per 1,000 births | -3.45% |
| 1989 | 8.7 per 1,000 births | -3.33% |
| 1988 | 9 per 1,000 births | -5.26% |
| 1987 | 9.5 per 1,000 births | -4.04% |
| 1986 | 9.9 per 1,000 births | -5.71% |
| 1985 | 10.5 per 1,000 births | -6.25% |
| 1984 | 11.2 per 1,000 births | -5.88% |
| 1983 | 11.9 per 1,000 births | -5.56% |
| 1982 | 12.6 per 1,000 births | -5.97% |
| 1981 | 13.4 per 1,000 births | -5.63% |
| 1980 | 14.2 per 1,000 births | -5.96% |
| 1979 | 15.1 per 1,000 births | -6.21% |
| 1978 | 16.1 per 1,000 births | -6.94% |
| 1977 | 17.3 per 1,000 births | -7.98% |
| 1976 | 18.8 per 1,000 births | -8.29% |
| 1975 | 20.5 per 1,000 births | -8.48% |
| 1974 | 22.4 per 1,000 births | -8.57% |
| 1973 | 24.5 per 1,000 births | -7.20% |
| 1972 | 26.4 per 1,000 births | -6.38% |
| 1971 | 28.2 per 1,000 births | -5.05% |
| 1970 | 29.7 per 1,000 births | -3.88% |
| 1969 | 30.9 per 1,000 births | -3.44% |
| 1968 | 32 per 1,000 births | -3.32% |
| 1967 | 33.1 per 1,000 births | -3.78% |
| 1966 | 34.4 per 1,000 births | -3.91% |
| 1965 | 35.8 per 1,000 births | -4.28% |
| 1964 | 37.4 per 1,000 births | -4.35% |
| 1963 | 39.1 per 1,000 births | -4.40% |
| 1962 | 40.9 per 1,000 births | -3.99% |
| 1961 | 42.6 per 1,000 births | -3.62% |
| 1960 | 44.2 per 1,000 births | — |
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