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