Lithuania vs Portugal: Child mortality by sex
Lithuania
0.366 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.3527 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lithuania rank
176th
Portugal rank
179th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.366 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0133 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Portugal ahead.
Lithuania ranks 176th and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.56 deaths per 100 live births | 12.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.412 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4684 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.9791 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4171 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1405 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.3829 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0239 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Lithuania, at 0.366 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 Lithuania and Portugal?
- 0.0133 deaths per 100 live births, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Lithuania ranks 176th 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 .