Austria vs Portugal: Child mortality rate by sex

Austria
0.3033 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.291 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
178th
Portugal rank
179th

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • Austria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.3033 deaths per 100 live births against 0.291 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Austria ranks 178th and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 4.97 deaths per 100 live births 12.43 deaths per 100 live births 7.46 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1960s 3.01 deaths per 100 live births 8.43 deaths per 100 live births 5.42 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1970s 2.04 deaths per 100 live births 4.21 deaths per 100 live births 2.17 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1980s 1.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.88 deaths per 100 live births 0.7502 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1990s 0.6515 deaths per 100 live births 0.9436 deaths per 100 live births 0.2922 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
2000s 0.4468 deaths per 100 live births 0.4658 deaths per 100 live births 0.019 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
2010s 0.3455 deaths per 100 live births 0.3262 deaths per 100 live births 0.0193 deaths per 100 live births Austria
2020s 0.3066 deaths per 100 live births 0.296 deaths per 100 live births 0.0106 deaths per 100 live births Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Austria or Portugal?
Austria, at 0.3033 deaths per 100 live births against 0.291 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Austria and Portugal?
0.0123 deaths per 100 live births, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
Austria ranks 178th 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 rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .