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

Portugal, at 38 deaths against 34 deaths in Kiribati as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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.

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

Kiribati

34 deaths

in 2100

Portugal

38 deaths

in 2100

Kiribati rank

135th

Portugal rank

132nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Kiribati
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 38 deaths against 34 deaths in Kiribati, a difference of 4 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Portugal ahead.

Kiribati ranks 135th and Portugal ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2020s	137.67 deaths	180.5 deaths	42.83 deaths	Portugal
2030s	121.3 deaths	139.2 deaths	17.9 deaths	Portugal
2040s	104.3 deaths	106.3 deaths	2 deaths	Portugal
2050s	86.1 deaths	81.6 deaths	4.5 deaths	Kiribati
2060s	70.4 deaths	67.9 deaths	2.5 deaths	Kiribati
2070s	57.4 deaths	57.6 deaths	0.2 deaths	Portugal
2080s	46.6 deaths	48.5 deaths	1.9 deaths	Portugal
2090s	38 deaths	41.3 deaths	3.3 deaths	Portugal
2100s	34 deaths	38 deaths	4 deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kiribati or Portugal?: Portugal, at 38 deaths against 34 deaths in Kiribati as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kiribati and Portugal?: 4 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Portugal?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Kiribati and Portugal rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Kiribati ranks 135th and Portugal ranks 132nd 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.