Iceland vs Portugal: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Iceland
2.82 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal
3.23 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
194th
Portugal rank
192nd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.23 per 1,000 live births against 2.82 per 1,000 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.41 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 194th and Portugal ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | 1.95 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.65 per 1,000 live births | 3.63 per 1,000 live births | 0.9795 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | 3.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.4404 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Iceland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.23 per 1,000 live births against 2.82 per 1,000 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Iceland and Portugal?
- 0.41 per 1,000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Iceland ranks 194th and Portugal ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.