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
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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .