Italy vs Portugal: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4 Deaths per 1 000 births against 3.7 Deaths per 1 000 births in Portugal, a difference of 0.3 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 27th of 33 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.03 Deaths per 1 000 births | 39.42 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2.39 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 25.26 Deaths per 1 000 births | 31.64 Deaths per 1 000 births | 6.38 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 14.23 Deaths per 1 000 births | 20.71 Deaths per 1 000 births | 6.48 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 8.19 Deaths per 1 000 births | 9.36 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.17 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.6 Deaths per 1 000 births | 6.2 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.6 Deaths per 1 000 births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0 Deaths per 1 000 births | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 4 Deaths per 1 000 births against 3.7 Deaths per 1 000 births in Portugal as of 2012.
- What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.3 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2012.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Italy ranks 25th 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.