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

Portugal, at 223 deaths against 215 deaths in Austria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria 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.

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

Austria

215 deaths

in 2023

Portugal

223 deaths

in 2023

Austria rank

142nd

Portugal rank

140th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Austria
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 223 deaths against 215 deaths in Austria, a difference of 8 deaths.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Austria ranks 142nd and Portugal ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5,400 deaths	18,758 deaths	13,358 deaths	Portugal
1960s	3,833 deaths	14,584 deaths	10,751 deaths	Portugal
1970s	2,009 deaths	6,941 deaths	4,932 deaths	Portugal
1980s	993.2 deaths	2,412 deaths	1,418 deaths	Portugal
1990s	537 deaths	906.6 deaths	369.6 deaths	Portugal
2000s	320.5 deaths	446.2 deaths	125.7 deaths	Portugal
2010s	261.6 deaths	260.5 deaths	1.1 deaths	Austria
2020s	238.75 deaths	212.25 deaths	26.5 deaths	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Austria or Portugal?: Portugal, at 223 deaths against 215 deaths in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Austria and Portugal?: 8 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Austria ranks 142nd 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.