Portugal vs Spain: Infant mortality rate by sex
Portugal
0.2413 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.2385 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
179th
Spain rank
180th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2413 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2385 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.0028 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 179th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.45 deaths per 100 live births | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8517 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6736 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.7338 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5244 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2093 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3661 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3493 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0168 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2653 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2577 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0075 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2377 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0069 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.2413 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 Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0028 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Portugal ranks 179th 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 .