Which has higher child mortality, Iceland or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.32 against 0.28 in Iceland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?

112 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland

0.28

in 2024

Portugal

0.32

in 2024

Iceland rank

182nd

Portugal rank

180th

Portugal currently reports 0.32 against 0.28 in Iceland, a difference of 0.04.

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

Across all 112 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 180th of 200 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Decade	Iceland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1910s	10.57	25.94	15.36	Portugal
1920s	9	23.87	14.87	Portugal
1930s	6.21	22.81	16.6	Portugal
1940s	4.4	19.04	14.64	Portugal
1950s	2.54	13.1	10.56	Portugal
1960s	1.92	9.08	7.15	Portugal
1970s	1.31	4.71	3.39	Portugal
1980s	0.794	2.13	1.33	Portugal
1990s	0.528	1.06	0.534	Portugal
2000s	0.319	0.515	0.196	Portugal
2010s	0.265	0.362	0.097	Portugal
2020s	0.286	0.328	0.042	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Iceland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.32 against 0.28 in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Iceland and Portugal?: 0.04, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?: 112 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for child mortality?: Iceland ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.