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

Slovakia, at 237 deaths against 223 deaths in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Portugal and Slovakia?

14 deaths, with Slovakia ahead.

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

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.

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

Portugal

223 deaths

in 2023

Slovakia

237 deaths

in 2023

Portugal rank

140th

Slovakia rank

138th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Portugal
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 237 deaths against 223 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 14 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 140th and Slovakia ranks 138th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,758 deaths	5,924 deaths	12,834 deaths	Portugal
1960s	14,584 deaths	2,172 deaths	12,412 deaths	Portugal
1970s	6,941 deaths	2,214 deaths	4,727 deaths	Portugal
1980s	2,412 deaths	1,464 deaths	947.7 deaths	Portugal
1990s	906.6 deaths	712.3 deaths	194.3 deaths	Portugal
2000s	446.2 deaths	372.2 deaths	74 deaths	Portugal
2010s	260.5 deaths	302.5 deaths	42 deaths	Slovakia
2020s	212.25 deaths	262.25 deaths	50 deaths	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Portugal or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 237 deaths against 223 deaths in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Portugal and Slovakia?: 14 deaths, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Portugal ranks 140th and Slovakia ranks 138th 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.