Child mortality rate ihme in Portugal
Portugal: Child mortality rate ihme was 0.28 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate ihme in Portugal, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate ihme in Portugal is 0.28, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Portugal peaked at 14.13 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.28, in 2019.
That places Portugal 191st out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.96 | 11.75 | 14.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.25 | 7.2 | 11.92 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.68 | 3.06 | 6.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.15 | 1.57 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 0.75 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.529 | 0.42 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.351 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 10 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 60,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 57,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 57,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 54,971 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in Portugal?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Portugal was 0.28 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.13 in 1952.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Portugal ranks 191st out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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