Israel vs Portugal: Infant mortality by sex
Israel
0.2863 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.2911 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Israel rank
179th
Portugal rank
178th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2911 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2863 deaths per 100 live births in Israel, a difference of 0.0048 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Portugal ahead.
Israel ranks 179th and Portugal ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 9.54 deaths per 100 live births | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 7.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.16 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5768 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.8009 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9022 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1013 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.493 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4353 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0577 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.3447 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3211 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0236 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2020s | 0.2942 deaths per 100 live births | 0.295 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0009 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Israel or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2911 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2863 deaths per 100 live births in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Israel and Portugal?
- 0.0048 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Israel ranks 179th and Portugal ranks 178th 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .