Italy vs Korea: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Italy
0.2%
in 2023
Korea
0.2%
in 2023
Italy rank
219th
Korea rank
222nd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 219th and Korea ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.0% | 11.6% | 6.6% | Korea |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 5.9% | 2.6% | Korea |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.4% | Korea |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Italy or Korea?
- Italy, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Italy and Korea?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Korea rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Italy ranks 219th and Korea ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.