Portugal vs Spain: Mortality rate, infant
Portugal
2.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Spain
2.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Portugal rank
175th
Spain rank
175th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.6 per 1,000 live births against 2.6 per 1,000 live births in Spain, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 175th and Spain ranks 175th of 195 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.62 per 1,000 live births | 19.87 per 1,000 live births | 18.75 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 17.25 per 1,000 live births | 9.66 per 1,000 live births | 7.59 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.82 per 1,000 live births | 2.38 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | 0.17 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.92 per 1,000 live births | 2.82 per 1,000 live births | 0.1 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.65 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 0.05 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 2.6 per 1,000 live births against 2.6 per 1,000 live births in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Portugal and Spain?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Portugal ranks 175th and Spain ranks 175th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release