Italy—Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)
Italy's Under-5 mortality, male (per 1,000) was 2.9 in 2024, ranking #182 out of 196 countries. This represents a -3.3% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 6 (2000) and the lowest was 2.9 (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.4 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 5.7 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 6 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 121.4 | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | 114.9 | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 106.4 | 2024 |
| 4 | Chad | 103.2 | 2024 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 102.1 | 2024 |
| 6 | Guinea | 98.8 | 2024 |
| 7 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 97.3 | 2024 |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 96.1 | 2024 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 95.2 | 2024 |
| 10 | Liberia | 93.4 | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.