Infant mortality rate in Portugal
Portugal: Infant mortality rate was 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Portugal, 1949–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Portugal stood at 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Portugal peaked at 10.21 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 178th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1950s | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | 9.94 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 7 deaths per 100 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 5.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8201 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5889 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4016 deaths per 100 live births | 0.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5507 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2939 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2827 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3036 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2706 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2768 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 175 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.3048 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 176 Lithuania 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 177 Austria 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 179 Israel 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 180 Spain 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 181 North Macedonia 0.2457 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Portugal
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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 infant mortality rate in Portugal?
- Infant mortality rate in Portugal was 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.21 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for infant mortality rate?
- Portugal ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .