Lithuania vs Portugal: Infant mortality rate

Lithuania
0.2831 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.2669 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lithuania rank
176th
Portugal rank
178th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Lithuania
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0162 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Portugal ahead.

Lithuania ranks 176th and Portugal ranks 178th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 4.93 deaths per 100 live births 8.6 deaths per 100 live births 3.67 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1960s 2.79 deaths per 100 live births 7 deaths per 100 live births 4.21 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1970s 1.73 deaths per 100 live births 3.87 deaths per 100 live births 2.13 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1980s 1.36 deaths per 100 live births 1.73 deaths per 100 live births 0.3685 deaths per 100 live births Portugal
1990s 1.17 deaths per 100 live births 0.8201 deaths per 100 live births 0.3547 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania
2000s 0.7195 deaths per 100 live births 0.4016 deaths per 100 live births 0.3179 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania
2010s 0.4077 deaths per 100 live births 0.2939 deaths per 100 live births 0.1137 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania
2020s 0.2951 deaths per 100 live births 0.2706 deaths per 100 live births 0.0245 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Lithuania or Portugal?
Lithuania, at 0.2831 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 Lithuania and Portugal?
0.0162 deaths per 100 live births, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Lithuania ranks 176th 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

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 .