Portugal vs Spain: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Portugal
0.2%
in 2023
Spain
0.2%
in 2023
Portugal rank
215th
Spain rank
218th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 215th and Spain ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11.6% | 9.5% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 8.4% | 5.3% | 3.1% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Portugal ranks 215th and Spain ranks 218th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.