Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2024

Molise had the highest infant mortality rate of 21 regions in 2024, at 3.8 per 1,000 live births. Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 0 per 1,000 live births. The median was 2.5 per 1,000 live births and the figure for Italy was 2.5 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest3.8Molise
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All regions, 2024

Molise: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsMolise3.8Umbria: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsUmbria3.8Basilicata: 3.3 per 1,000 live birthsBasilicata3.3Calabria: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsCalabria3.1Sicilia: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsSicilia3.1Toscana: 3 per 1,000 live birthsToscana3Lombardia: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsLombardia2.8Liguria: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsLiguria2.7Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsProvincia Autonoma di Trento2.7Campania: 2.6 per 1,000 live birthsCampania2.6Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsFriuli-Venezia Giulia2.5Puglia: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsPuglia2.4Lazio: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsLazio2.3Marche: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsMarche2.3Emilia-Romagna: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsEmilia-Romagna2.1Sardegna: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsSardegna2.1Piemonte: 2 per 1,000 live birthsPiemonte2Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 2 per 1,000 live birthsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…2Abruzzo: 1.9 per 1,000 live birthsAbruzzo1.9Veneto: 1.8 per 1,000 live birthsVeneto1.8Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 0 per 1,000 live birthsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste0Molise: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsMolise3.8Umbria: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsUmbria3.8Basilicata: 3.3 per 1,000 live birthsBasilicata3.3Calabria: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsCalabria3.1Sicilia: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsSicilia3.1Toscana: 3 per 1,000 live birthsToscana3Lombardia: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsLombardia2.8Liguria: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsLiguria2.7Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsProvincia Autonoma di Trento2.7Campania: 2.6 per 1,000 live birthsCampania2.6Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsFriuli-Venezia Giulia2.5Puglia: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsPuglia2.4Lazio: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsLazio2.3Marche: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsMarche2.3Emilia-Romagna: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsEmilia-Romagna2.1Sardegna: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsSardegna2.1Piemonte: 2 per 1,000 live birthsPiemonte2Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 2 per 1,000 live birthsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen2Abruzzo: 1.9 per 1,000 live birthsAbruzzo1.9Veneto: 1.8 per 1,000 live birthsVeneto1.8Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 0 per 1,000 live birthsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste0
per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024
per 1,000 live births
Change on 2023
1Molise3.8+1.4
1Umbria3.8+0.4
3Basilicata3.3+0.4
4Calabria3.1+0.5
4Sicilia3.1-0.7
6Toscana3+1.1
7Lombardia2.80
8Liguria2.7+0.7
8Provincia Autonoma di Trento2.7+0.3
10Campania2.6-0.1
11Friuli-Venezia Giulia2.5+0.2
12Puglia2.4+0.2
13Lazio2.3+0.5
13Marche2.3+0.4
15Emilia-Romagna2.1-0.1
15Sardegna2.1+0.4
17Piemonte2-0.2
17Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen2-0.1
19Abruzzo1.9-0.9
20Veneto1.8-0.4
21Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste0-2.8

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Deaths of infants before their first birthday per 1,000 live births in the year.

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Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind) (Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table

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Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 7 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/italy-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/italy-regions.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/italy-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest infant mortality rate?

Molise, with 3.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 0 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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