Portugal vs Spain: Infant mortality by sex
Portugal
0.2911 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.2846 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
178th
Spain rank
180th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2911 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2846 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.0065 deaths per 100 live births.
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 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 7.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.843 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9022 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6392 deaths per 100 live births | 0.263 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4353 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4197 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0155 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3211 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3051 deaths per 100 live births | 0.016 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.295 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2841 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0109 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, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.2911 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2846 deaths per 100 live births in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0065 deaths per 100 live births, 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?
- 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 .