Italy vs Spain: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Italy
0.2%
in 2023
Spain
0.2%
in 2023
Italy rank
219th
Spain rank
218th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 219th and Spain ranks 218th of 236 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1900s 15.2% 14.6% 0.6% Italy
1910s 14.0% 14.7% 0.7% Spain
1920s 11.8% 13.2% 1.4% Spain
1930s 9.7% 11.3% 1.7% Spain
1940s 9.0% 9.5% 0.5% Spain
1950s 5.0% 5.3% 0.2% Spain
1960s 3.3% 3.4% 0.0% Spain
1970s 2.0% 1.7% 0.2% Italy
1980s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Italy
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Italy
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% Italy
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Italy
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Italy and Spain?
0.0%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Italy ranks 219th and Spain ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.