Child mortality in Portugal
Portugal: Child mortality was 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3228 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
182nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
37.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 1800
All-time low
0.3228 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Portugal, 1800–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Portugal peaked at 37.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Portugal 182nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality in Portugal, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1801 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 37.27 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 37.26 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 37.25 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 37.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 37.2 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 35.18 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1902 | 33.27 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1903 | 31.46 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1904 | 29.75 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1905 | 28.14 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1906 | 26.61 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1907 | 25.17 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1908 | 23.8 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1909 | 22.51 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1910 | 21.29 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1911 | 22.76 deaths per 100 live births | +6.9% |
| 1912 | 24.33 deaths per 100 live births | +6.9% |
| 1913 | 26.02 deaths per 100 live births | +6.9% |
| 1914 | 23.88 deaths per 100 live births | -8.2% |
| 1915 | 23.88 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 24.97 deaths per 100 live births | +4.6% |
| 1917 | 23.88 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1918 | 33.99 deaths per 100 live births | +42.3% |
| 1919 | 29.59 deaths per 100 live births | -12.9% |
| 1920 | 26.68 deaths per 100 live births | -9.8% |
| 1921 | 23.88 deaths per 100 live births | -10.5% |
| 1922 | 23.15 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1923 | 26.68 deaths per 100 live births | +15.3% |
| 1924 | 23.15 deaths per 100 live births | -13.3% |
| 1925 | 20.91 deaths per 100 live births | -9.7% |
| 1926 | 23.15 deaths per 100 live births | +10.7% |
| 1927 | 22.78 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1928 | 23.59 deaths per 100 live births | +3.6% |
| 1929 | 24.43 deaths per 100 live births | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 23.15 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1931 | 22.59 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1932 | 23.7 deaths per 100 live births | +4.9% |
| 1933 | 24.07 deaths per 100 live births | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 23.15 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1935 | 24.07 deaths per 100 live births | +4.0% |
| 1936 | 22.41 deaths per 100 live births | -6.9% |
| 1937 | 24.43 deaths per 100 live births | +9.0% |
| 1938 | 21.85 deaths per 100 live births | -10.6% |
| 1939 | 18.66 deaths per 100 live births | -14.6% |
| 1940 | 20.28 deaths per 100 live births | +8.7% |
| 1941 | 24.59 deaths per 100 live births | +21.3% |
| 1942 | 21.9 deaths per 100 live births | -10.9% |
| 1943 | 21.25 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1944 | 19.43 deaths per 100 live births | -8.6% |
| 1945 | 17.99 deaths per 100 live births | -7.4% |
| 1946 | 17.86 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 15.76 deaths per 100 live births | -11.7% |
| 1948 | 15.81 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 15.56 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1950 | 14.99 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1951 | 14.46 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1952 | 13.96 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 13.51 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1954 | 13.09 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 12.73 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 12.18 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 11.96 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 11.73 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 11.43 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 10.98 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 10.41 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 9.77 deaths per 100 live births | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 9.11 deaths per 100 live births | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 8.54 deaths per 100 live births | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 8.1 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 7.77 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 7.49 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 7.19 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 6.82 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 5.26 deaths per 100 live births | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 4.79 deaths per 100 live births | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9762 deaths per 100 live births | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.915 deaths per 100 live births | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8636 deaths per 100 live births | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8158 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7671 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.716 deaths per 100 live births | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6606 deaths per 100 live births | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6045 deaths per 100 live births | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5517 deaths per 100 live births | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.505 deaths per 100 live births | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4668 deaths per 100 live births | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4383 deaths per 100 live births | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4176 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4019 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3896 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.38 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3729 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3679 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3649 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3635 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3625 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.361 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3578 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.345 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3372 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3311 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3268 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3242 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 69% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births, 83% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +42.3% | 23.88 deaths per 100 live births | 33.99 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 37.27 deaths per 100 live births | 37.23 deaths per 100 live births | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 29.31 deaths per 100 live births | 22.51 deaths per 100 live births | 37.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 25.46 deaths per 100 live births | 21.29 deaths per 100 live births | 33.99 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 23.84 deaths per 100 live births | 20.91 deaths per 100 live births | 26.68 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 22.81 deaths per 100 live births | 18.66 deaths per 100 live births | 24.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 19.04 deaths per 100 live births | 15.56 deaths per 100 live births | 24.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.1 deaths per 100 live births | 11.73 deaths per 100 live births | 14.99 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.08 deaths per 100 live births | 7.19 deaths per 100 live births | 11.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 6.82 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7671 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5152 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3896 deaths per 100 live births | 0.716 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3628 deaths per 100 live births | 0.345 deaths per 100 live births | 0.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3284 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3372 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 179 Lithuania 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 180 Israel 0.334 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 181 Austria 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 183 Spain 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 184 Iceland 0.282 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 185 North Macedonia 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 child mortality in Portugal?
- Child mortality in Portugal was 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for child mortality?
- Portugal ranks 182nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.