Iceland vs Portugal: Child mortality by sex
Iceland
0.3028 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.3527 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
Portugal rank
179th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3028 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.0499 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | 13.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10.96 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5679 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6041 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.219 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2839 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1136 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3054 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0537 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Iceland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3028 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Iceland and Portugal?
- 0.0499 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Iceland ranks 182nd 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 .