What is child mortality rate in Portugal?

Child mortality rate in Portugal was 0.3228 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 child mortality rate recorded in Portugal?

The highest recorded value was 15.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Portugal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Portugal rank for child mortality rate?

Portugal ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Portugal

Name: Child mortality rate in Portugal
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Portugal: Child mortality rate 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

179th

of 199 countries

All-time high

15.56 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.3228 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child 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, child mortality rate in Portugal stood at 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 76 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 rate in Portugal peaked at 15.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Portugal ranks 179th 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	15.56 deaths per 100 live births	15.56 deaths per 100 live births	15.56 deaths per 100 live births	1
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

176 Lithuania 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Israel 0.334 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Austria 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Spain 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 Iceland 0.282 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 North Macedonia 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Portugal?: Child mortality rate in Portugal was 0.3228 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 child mortality rate recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 15.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Portugal rank for child mortality rate?: Portugal ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .