Portugal vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Infant mortality rate
Portugal
0.2669 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.3048 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
178th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
175th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Portugal
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 0.3048 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0379 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 178th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 175th of 199 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6683 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3548 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4749 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.8201 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3588 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.4016 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6378 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2362 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.2939 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births | 0.121 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2706 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3238 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0532 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Portugal or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 0.3048 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 Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0379 deaths per 100 live births, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Portugal ranks 178th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 175th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .