Portugal vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Portugal
0.27 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
174th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
171st
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Portugal
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 0.3 per 1,000 live births against 0.27 per 1,000 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 174th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 171st of 195 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.08 per 1,000 live births | 6.75 per 1,000 live births | 0.6675 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 3.87 per 1,000 live births | 4.22 per 1,000 live births | 0.355 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 1.73 per 1,000 live births | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 0.477 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.82 per 1,000 live births | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | 0.36 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.402 per 1,000 live births | 0.638 per 1,000 live births | 0.236 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.292 per 1,000 live births | 0.415 per 1,000 live births | 0.123 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.272 per 1,000 live births | 0.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.048 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Portugal or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 0.3 per 1,000 live births against 0.27 per 1,000 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.03 per 1,000 live births, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Portugal ranks 174th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 171st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.