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

Portugal, at 223 deaths against 214 deaths in Western Sahara as of 2023.

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

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 Western Sahara: Number of infants who die before age 1

Portugal

223 deaths

in 2023

Western Sahara

214 deaths

in 2023

Portugal rank

140th

Western Sahara rank

143rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Portugal
Western Sahara

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 223 deaths against 214 deaths in Western Sahara, a difference of 9 deaths.

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

Portugal ranks 140th and Western Sahara ranks 143rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,758 deaths	211.1 deaths	18,547 deaths	Portugal
1960s	14,584 deaths	409.1 deaths	14,175 deaths	Portugal
1970s	6,941 deaths	484.1 deaths	6,457 deaths	Portugal
1980s	2,412 deaths	679.8 deaths	1,732 deaths	Portugal
1990s	906.6 deaths	439 deaths	467.6 deaths	Portugal
2000s	446.2 deaths	359.9 deaths	86.3 deaths	Portugal
2010s	260.5 deaths	290.8 deaths	30.3 deaths	Western Sahara
2020s	212.25 deaths	227.75 deaths	15.5 deaths	Western Sahara

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 Western Sahara?: Portugal, at 223 deaths against 214 deaths in Western Sahara as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Portugal and Western Sahara?: 9 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Western Sahara rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Portugal ranks 140th and Western Sahara ranks 143rd 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.