Israel vs Portugal: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Israel
0.334 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.3228 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Israel rank
177th
Portugal rank
179th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.334 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0112 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Israel ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6372 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9147 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.146 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5741 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5152 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0589 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.4012 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3628 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0384 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2020s | 0.3425 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3284 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0141 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Israel or Portugal?
- Israel, at 0.334 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Israel and Portugal?
- 0.0112 deaths per 100 live births, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Israel ranks 177th 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .