Austria vs Spain: Infant mortality rate
Austria
0.2801 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.2621 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
177th
Spain rank
180th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.018 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Spain ahead.
Austria ranks 177th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 8.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1950s | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 5.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9654 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8286 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0489 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9661 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1345 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.6073 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5833 deaths per 100 live births | 0.024 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.4124 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3854 deaths per 100 live births | 0.027 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.3187 deaths per 100 live births | 0.282 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0367 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.2827 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2615 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0212 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 Spain?
- Austria, at 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Austria and Spain?
- 0.018 deaths per 100 live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Austria ranks 177th 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. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .