Lithuania vs Portugal: Child mortality rate
Lithuania
0.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lithuania rank
177th
Portugal rank
180th
Child mortality rate over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.34 deaths per 100 live births against 0.32 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Portugal ahead.
Lithuania ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | 11.85 deaths per 100 live births | 5.9 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 9.08 deaths per 100 live births | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.386 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.419 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.894 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | 0.379 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.496 deaths per 100 live births | 0.362 deaths per 100 live births | 0.134 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.352 deaths per 100 live births | 0.328 deaths per 100 live births | 0.024 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Lithuania, at 0.34 deaths per 100 live births against 0.32 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Lithuania and Portugal?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Lithuania ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 180th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.