Austria vs Portugal: Infant mortality rate by sex
Austria
0.2571 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.2413 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
177th
Portugal rank
179th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.2571 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2413 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0158 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Austria ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 8.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.9524 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5728 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7338 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1909 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3661 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0053 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.2898 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2653 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0246 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.2595 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0148 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Austria or Portugal?
- Austria, at 0.2571 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2413 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Austria and Portugal?
- 0.0158 deaths per 100 live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Austria ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 179th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .