Italy vs Portugal: Infant mortality rates
Italy
0.2244
in 2023
Portugal
0.2582
in 2023
Italy rank
213th
Portugal rank
210th
Infant mortality rates over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2582 against 0.2244 in Italy, a difference of 0.0338.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 213th and Portugal ranks 210th of 229 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.46 | 9.06 | 3.6 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.71 | 7.01 | 3.3 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.22 | 3.94 | 1.71 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.73 | 0.6163 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.6638 | 0.8008 | 0.1371 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3827 | 0.4066 | 0.0239 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2874 | 0.2953 | 0.0079 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2389 | 0.2549 | 0.0159 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2582 against 0.2244 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.0338, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Italy ranks 213th and Portugal ranks 210th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.