Portugal vs Spain: Child mortality by sex
Portugal
0.3527 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.3475 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
179th
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3475 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.0052 deaths per 100 live births.
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 deaths per 100 live births | 7.95 deaths per 100 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7928 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3792 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5172 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0449 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3695 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0281 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3457 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0134 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, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3475 deaths per 100 live births in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0052 deaths per 100 live births, 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?
- 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 .