North Macedonia vs Portugal: Infant mortality rate by sex
North Macedonia
0.2308 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.2413 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
181st
Portugal rank
179th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- North Macedonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2413 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2308 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0105 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 181st and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7338 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3661 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 0.8193 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2653 deaths per 100 live births | 0.554 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 0.3554 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1108 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, North Macedonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2413 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2308 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 0.0105 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do North Macedonia and Portugal rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- North Macedonia ranks 181st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .