Portugal vs Sweden: Number of infant deaths
Portugal
219.0%
in 2023
Sweden
204.0%
in 2023
Portugal rank
140th
Sweden rank
142nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 219.0% against 204.0% in Sweden, a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18,439.9% | 1,962.4% | 16,477.4% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 14,458.8% | 1,571.5% | 12,887.3% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 6,841.4% | 968.1% | 5,873.3% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2,415.1% | 644.1% | 1,771.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 929.8% | 484.6% | 445.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 443.3% | 296.7% | 146.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 260.1% | 265.5% | 5.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 218.5% | 225.0% | 6.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 219.0% against 204.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Portugal and Sweden?
- 15.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Portugal ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.