Italy vs Portugal: Child mortality rate ihme

Italy
0.3
in 2019
Portugal
0.28
in 2019
Italy rank
188th
Portugal rank
191st

Child mortality rate ihme over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
051015195019842019

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.3 against 0.28 in Portugal, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 188th and Portugal ranks 191st of 204 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 6.72 12.96 6.25 Portugal
1960s 4.33 9.25 4.92 Portugal
1970s 2.55 4.68 2.13 Portugal
1980s 1.3 2.15 0.849 Portugal
1990s 0.781 1.05 0.273 Portugal
2000s 0.467 0.529 0.062 Portugal
2010s 0.347 0.351 0.004 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate ihme, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 0.3 against 0.28 in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate ihme between Italy and Portugal?
0.02, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for child mortality rate ihme?
Italy ranks 188th and Portugal ranks 191st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate ihme
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed