Austria vs Spain: Infant mortality rate by sex
Austria
0.2571 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.2385 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
177th
Spain rank
180th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.2571 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2385 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.0186 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Austria ranks 177th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7593 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0034 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.9524 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8517 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1007 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.5429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5244 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0184 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.3714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3493 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0221 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.2898 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2577 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0321 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.2595 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2377 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0217 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 Spain?
- Austria, at 0.2571 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2385 deaths per 100 live births in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Austria and Spain?
- 0.0186 deaths per 100 live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Austria ranks 177th 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 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 .