Portugal vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Infant mortality by sex
Portugal
0.2911 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.3194 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
178th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
175th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Portugal
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 0.3194 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2911 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0283 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 178th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 175th of 199 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.807 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7688 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.9022 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5064 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.4353 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7505 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3152 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.3211 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4398 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1187 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.295 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3382 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0432 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Portugal or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 0.3194 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 Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0283 deaths per 100 live births, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Portugal ranks 178th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 175th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .