Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Portugal
Portugal: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence was 214 Number in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
214 Number
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
22nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
305 Number
in 2012
All-time low
192 Number
in 2021
Years of data
13
2011–2023
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Portugal, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 214 Number for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Portugal peaked at 305 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 192 Number, in 2021.
Portugal ranks 22nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 302 Number | — |
| 2012 | 305 Number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 243 Number | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 236 Number | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 253 Number | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 283 Number | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 232 Number | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 289 Number | +24.6% |
| 2019 | 249 Number | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 207 Number | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 192 Number | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 219 Number | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 214 Number | -2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 214 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 223 Number, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 214 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 214 Number, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 265.78 Number | 232 Number | 305 Number | 9 |
| 2020s | 208 Number | 192 Number | 219 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Portugal?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Portugal was 214 Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 305 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 192 Number in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence?
- Portugal ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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