Israel vs Portugal: Child mortality by sex
Israel
0.3597 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.3527 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Israel rank
177th
Portugal rank
179th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.3597 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.007 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Portugal ahead.
Israel ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.02 deaths per 100 live births | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7831 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9717 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2003 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.6127 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0507 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.4302 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0326 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2020s | 0.3689 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0098 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Israel or Portugal?
- Israel, at 0.3597 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 Israel and Portugal?
- 0.007 deaths per 100 live births, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Israel ranks 177th 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 .