Belarus vs Italy: Number of child deaths per woman

Belarus
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Italy
0.0042 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
189th
Italy rank
187th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Belarus
  • Italy
00.511.52187219482024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Belarus, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 189th and Italy ranks 187th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 0.144 under-five deaths per woman 0.1284 under-five deaths per woman 0.0157 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
1960s 0.0777 under-five deaths per woman 0.107 under-five deaths per woman 0.0293 under-five deaths per woman Italy
1970s 0.0485 under-five deaths per woman 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman Italy
1980s 0.0372 under-five deaths per woman 0.0186 under-five deaths per woman 0.0187 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
1990s 0.0232 under-five deaths per woman 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
2000s 0.012 under-five deaths per woman 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
2010s 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman 0.002 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
2020s 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Belarus or Italy?
Italy, at 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Belarus and Italy?
0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Italy?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Italy rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Belarus ranks 189th and Italy ranks 187th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).