Lithuania vs Portugal: Infant mortality by sex
Lithuania
0.3056 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.2911 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lithuania rank
176th
Portugal rank
178th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.3056 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2911 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0145 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Portugal ahead.
Lithuania ranks 176th and Portugal ranks 178th of 199 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 | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 9.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 7.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3876 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9022 deaths per 100 live births | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.7843 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4353 deaths per 100 live births | 0.349 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.4394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3211 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1183 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.3184 deaths per 100 live births | 0.295 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0234 deaths per 100 live births | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Lithuania, at 0.3056 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2911 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Lithuania and Portugal?
- 0.0145 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Lithuania ranks 176th 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 .