Portugal vs Spain: Child mortality rate
Portugal
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
180th
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality rate over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.32 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 180th and Spain ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 25.94 deaths per 100 live births | 28.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1920s | 23.87 deaths per 100 live births | 24.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5811 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1930s | 22.81 deaths per 100 live births | 18.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3.92 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1940s | 19.04 deaths per 100 live births | 14.41 deaths per 100 live births | 4.64 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1950s | 13.1 deaths per 100 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 9.08 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.957 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.725 deaths per 100 live births | 0.337 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | 0.475 deaths per 100 live births | 0.04 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.362 deaths per 100 live births | 0.342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.02 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.328 deaths per 100 live births | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.32 deaths per 100 live births in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Portugal and Spain?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Portugal ranks 180th and Spain 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.