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