Portugal vs Spain: Child mortality by sex
Portugal
0.3527
in 2024
Spain
0.3475
in 2024
Portugal rank
179th
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3527 against 0.3475 in Spain, a difference of 0.0052.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 179th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.74 | 7.95 | 5.8 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 9.69 | 4.86 | 4.83 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 5.18 | 2.57 | 2.61 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.37 | 1.3 | 1.06 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.17 | 0.7928 | 0.3792 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5621 | 0.5172 | 0.0449 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3975 | 0.3695 | 0.0281 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3591 | 0.3457 | 0.0134 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.3527 against 0.3475 in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0052, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Portugal ranks 179th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.