Czechia vs Portugal: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Czechia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.7 Deaths per 1 000 births against 3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Czechia, a difference of 0.7 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Czechia ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 27th of 33 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.17 Deaths per 1 000 births | 39.42 Deaths per 1 000 births | 19.25 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 18.56 Deaths per 1 000 births | 31.64 Deaths per 1 000 births | 13.08 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 12.18 Deaths per 1 000 births | 20.71 Deaths per 1 000 births | 8.53 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 6.94 Deaths per 1 000 births | 9.34 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2.4 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.06 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.92 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.86 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.29 Deaths per 1 000 births | 3.74 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.45 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.04 Deaths per 1 000 births | 3.46 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.42 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Czechia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.7 Deaths per 1 000 births against 3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Czechia and Portugal?
- 0.7 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Czechia ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 27th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.