Portugal vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Mortality rate, infant
Portugal
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
176th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
173rd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Portugal
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 3 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 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 176th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 173rd of 197 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 | 60.85 per 1,000 live births | 67.53 per 1,000 live births | 6.68 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 38.67 per 1,000 live births | 42.22 per 1,000 live births | 3.55 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 17.25 per 1,000 live births | 22.02 per 1,000 live births | 4.77 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | 6.38 per 1,000 live births | 2.36 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 2.92 per 1,000 live births | 4.15 per 1,000 live births | 1.23 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 2.72 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 0.48 per 1,000 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Portugal or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 3 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.3 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Portugal ranks 176th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 173rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.