Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Albania or Portugal?

Albania, at 235 deaths against 223 deaths in Portugal as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Portugal?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Portugal: Number of infants who die before age 1

Albania

235 deaths

in 2023

Portugal

223 deaths

in 2023

Albania rank

139th

Portugal rank

140th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Albania
Portugal

How they compare

Albania currently reports 235 deaths against 223 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 12 deaths.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Albania ranks 139th and Portugal ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	10,073 deaths	18,758 deaths	8,686 deaths	Portugal
1960s	8,168 deaths	14,584 deaths	6,416 deaths	Portugal
1970s	4,818 deaths	6,941 deaths	2,123 deaths	Portugal
1980s	3,388 deaths	2,412 deaths	976.8 deaths	Albania
1990s	2,182 deaths	906.6 deaths	1,275 deaths	Albania
2000s	803.6 deaths	446.2 deaths	357.4 deaths	Albania
2010s	326.2 deaths	260.5 deaths	65.7 deaths	Albania
2020s	241.25 deaths	212.25 deaths	29 deaths	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Albania or Portugal?: Albania, at 235 deaths against 223 deaths in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Albania and Portugal?: 12 deaths, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Portugal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Albania and Portugal rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Albania ranks 139th and Portugal ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.