Austria vs Portugal: Child mortality by sex
Austria
0.3596 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.3527 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
178th
Portugal rank
179th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.3596 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0069 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Austria ranks 178th and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3 deaths per 100 live births | 13.74 deaths per 100 live births | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.82 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9035 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.8043 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5457 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0164 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.4162 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0187 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.3639 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0048 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Austria or Portugal?
- Austria, at 0.3596 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Austria and Portugal?
- 0.0069 deaths per 100 live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Austria ranks 178th and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .