Israel vs Spain: Infant mortality rate

Israel
0.2659 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.2621 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Israel rank
179th
Spain rank
180th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Israel
  • Spain
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.0038 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Spain ahead.

Israel ranks 179th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 4.61 deaths per 100 live births 5.51 deaths per 100 live births 0.9087 deaths per 100 live births Spain
1960s 3.17 deaths per 100 live births 3.82 deaths per 100 live births 0.6499 deaths per 100 live births Spain
1970s 2.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.99 deaths per 100 live births 0.1396 deaths per 100 live births Israel
1980s 1.26 deaths per 100 live births 0.9661 deaths per 100 live births 0.2926 deaths per 100 live births Israel
1990s 0.7539 deaths per 100 live births 0.5833 deaths per 100 live births 0.1706 deaths per 100 live births Israel
2000s 0.4634 deaths per 100 live births 0.3854 deaths per 100 live births 0.078 deaths per 100 live births Israel
2010s 0.322 deaths per 100 live births 0.282 deaths per 100 live births 0.04 deaths per 100 live births Israel
2020s 0.2731 deaths per 100 live births 0.2615 deaths per 100 live births 0.0116 deaths per 100 live births Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Israel or Spain?
Israel, at 0.2659 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 Israel and Spain?
0.0038 deaths per 100 live births, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Spain?
73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
How do Israel and Spain rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Israel 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .