Austria vs Portugal: Infant mortality rate
Austria
0.2801 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.2669 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
177th
Portugal rank
178th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0132 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Portugal ahead.
Austria ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1950s | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7 deaths per 100 live births | 4 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6258 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.6073 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8201 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2128 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4124 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4016 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0108 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.3187 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2939 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0248 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.2827 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2706 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0121 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Austria or Portugal?
- Austria, at 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Austria and Portugal?
- 0.0132 deaths per 100 live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Austria ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 178th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .