Israel vs Portugal: Infant mortality rate by sex

Israel
0.2446 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.2413 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Israel rank
178th
Portugal rank
179th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Israel
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2413 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0033 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Portugal ahead.

Israel ranks 178th and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 4.34 deaths per 100 live births 8.27 deaths per 100 live births 3.93 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1960s 2.94 deaths per 100 live births 6.41 deaths per 100 live births 3.47 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1970s 1.95 deaths per 100 live births 3.43 deaths per 100 live births 1.48 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1980s 1.17 deaths per 100 live births 1.53 deaths per 100 live births 0.3534 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1990s 0.7045 deaths per 100 live births 0.7338 deaths per 100 live births 0.0292 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
2000s 0.4325 deaths per 100 live births 0.3661 deaths per 100 live births 0.0663 deaths per 100 live births Israel
2010s 0.2982 deaths per 100 live births 0.2653 deaths per 100 live births 0.0329 deaths per 100 live births Israel
2020s 0.251 deaths per 100 live births 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births 0.0064 deaths per 100 live births Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Israel or Portugal?
Israel, at 0.2446 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 Israel and Portugal?
0.0033 deaths per 100 live births, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Israel ranks 178th and Portugal ranks 179th 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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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .