North Macedonia vs Portugal: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
North Macedonia
2.46 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal
2.67 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
194th
Portugal rank
191st
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- North Macedonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.67 per 1,000 live births against 2.46 per 1,000 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.21 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 194th and Portugal ranks 191st of 213 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.01 per 1,000 live births | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | 8 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.94 per 1,000 live births | 5.87 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 3.78 per 1,000 live births | 2.71 per 1,000 live births | 1.07 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, North Macedonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.67 per 1,000 live births against 2.46 per 1,000 live births in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 0.21 per 1,000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North Macedonia and Portugal rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 194th and Portugal ranks 191st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.