Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.3 per 100 live births in Italy and 0.6 per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.22 times that in Italy.
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Watch it change on the mapChange since 1960, % · Gapminder and UN IGME
Latest figures
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0.3 2024 | 0.4 | 185 of 200 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.6 2024 | 1 | 149 of 200 |
| World | 3.7 2024 | 4.4 |
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Italy | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | 1 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 0.8 | 3 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 1 | 4.4 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 1 | 4.8 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 1.1 | 6 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 1.3 | 7 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 1.6 | 9.3 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 1.7 | 10 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 2 | 11.4 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 2.1 | 12.2 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 2.3 | 13 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 2.5 | 13.9 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 2.8 | 14.9 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 3 | 15.9 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 3.2 | 17.1 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 3.4 | 18.3 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 3.5 | – | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 3.6 | – | 15 |
| 1967 | 3.8 | – | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 3.9 | – | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 4.1 | – | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 4.3 | – | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 4.5 | – | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 4.8 | – | 17 |
| 1961 | 5 | – | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 5.2 | 24.3 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 5.4 | – | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 5.6 | – | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 5.8 | – | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 6 | – | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 6.2 | – | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 6.5 | – | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 7 | – | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 7.5 | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 8.2 | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 8.9 | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 9.4 | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 9.5 | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | 11.2 | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | 13.8 | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 14.2 | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 13.7 | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | 15.7 | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | 15.4 | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | 15.3 | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | 14.2 | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | 14 | – | 28 |
| 1938 | 15.7 | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 16.2 | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 14.5 | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 15.1 | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 14.8 | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 15 | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | 16.3 | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | 16.5 | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | 16.6 | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | 18.6 | – | 32 |
| 1928 | 18.5 | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | 18.6 | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | 20.1 | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | 19.2 | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | 19 | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | 19.8 | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | 20.6 | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | 22 | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | 24.4 | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | 24.3 | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | 35.5 | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | 23.4 | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | 25.5 | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | 24.6 | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | 21 | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | 22.9 | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | 22.2 | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | 26 | – | 36 |
| 1910 | 24.3 | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | 26.2 | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | 27.6 | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | 25.5 | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | 26.6 | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | 27.3 | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | 26.8 | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | 28 | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | 29.2 | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | 27.7 | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | 29.7 | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | 27.3 | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | 29.1 | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | 28.2 | – | 41 |
| 1896 | 30.9 | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | 32.2 | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | 31.6 | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | 31.7 | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | 32.4 | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | 33.6 | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | 33.3 | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | 32.9 | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | 34.8 | – | 41 |
| 1887 | 35.9 | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | 36.5 | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | 35.7 | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | 35.1 | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | 37.5 | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | 39.1 | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | 38.6 | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | 38.7 | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | 37.3 | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | 37.1 | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | 36.7 | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | 37.8 | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | 40.4 | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | 40.5 | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | 41 | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | 44.5 | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time