Portugal vs Spain: Infant mortality by sex
Portugal
0.2911
in 2024
Spain
0.2846
in 2024
Portugal rank
178th
Spain rank
180th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2911 against 0.2846 in Spain, a difference of 0.0065.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 178th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.72 | 6.42 | 3.3 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 7.56 | 4.26 | 3.3 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.28 | 2.22 | 2.07 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.92 | 1.07 | 0.843 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9022 | 0.6392 | 0.263 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4353 | 0.4197 | 0.0155 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3211 | 0.3051 | 0.016 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.295 | 0.2841 | 0.0109 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.2911 against 0.2846 in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0065, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Portugal ranks 178th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.