Infant Mortality Rate: Portugal
Portugal's infant mortality rate is currently 2.7 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Portugal Infant Mortality Rate Portugal's infant mortality rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.7 per 1,000 births
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1960)
84.4 per 1,000 births
Low (2021)
2.7 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Portugal
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Portugal
Analysis# Portugal Infant Mortality Rate
Portugal's infant mortality rate stands at 2.7 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing one of the lowest levels in the world. This figure marks a dramatic decline from the 1960 peak of 84.4 per 1,000 births—a 96.8% reduction over six decades. Portugal reached its modern low of 2.7 in 2021 and has maintained this rate consistently through 2024, indicating stabilization at an exceptionally healthy level.
The most significant progress occurred between 1960 and the early 2000s, driven by advances in healthcare infrastructure, maternal care, and living standards. Since 2015, the rate has remained stable between 2.7 and 2.9 per 1,000 births, suggesting Portugal has achieved a sustainable baseline characteristic of developed nations. The data trajectory indicates continued maintenance of these gains rather than further sharp declines.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.7 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 2.7 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 2.7 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 2.7 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 2020 | 2.8 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 2.8 per 1,000 births | -3.45% |
| 2018 | 2.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 2.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 2.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 2.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2014 | 2.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2013 | 2.9 per 1,000 births | -3.33% |
| 2012 | 3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2011 | 3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2010 | 3 per 1,000 births | -3.23% |
| 2009 | 3.1 per 1,000 births | -3.13% |
| 2008 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | -3.03% |
| 2007 | 3.3 per 1,000 births | -2.94% |
| 2006 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | -8.11% |
| 2005 | 3.7 per 1,000 births | -5.13% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.9 per 1,000 births | -9.30% |
| 2003 | 4.3 per 1,000 births | -8.51% |
| 2002 | 4.7 per 1,000 births | -7.84% |
| 2001 | 5.1 per 1,000 births | -7.27% |
| 2000 | 5.5 per 1,000 births | -6.78% |
| 1999 | 5.9 per 1,000 births | -6.35% |
| 1998 | 6.3 per 1,000 births | -4.55% |
| 1997 | 6.6 per 1,000 births | -5.71% |
| 1996 | 7 per 1,000 births | -6.67% |
| 1995 | 7.5 per 1,000 births | -7.41% |
| 1994 | 8.1 per 1,000 births | -7.95% |
| 1993 | 8.8 per 1,000 births | -9.28% |
| 1992 | 9.7 per 1,000 births | -8.49% |
| 1991 | 10.6 per 1,000 births | -7.83% |
| 1990 | 11.5 per 1,000 births | -8.00% |
| 1989 | 12.5 per 1,000 births | -7.41% |
| 1988 | 13.5 per 1,000 births | -6.90% |
| 1987 | 14.5 per 1,000 births | -6.45% |
| 1986 | 15.5 per 1,000 births | -6.06% |
| 1985 | 16.5 per 1,000 births | -5.71% |
| 1984 | 17.5 per 1,000 births | -5.91% |
| 1983 | 18.6 per 1,000 births | -6.53% |
| 1982 | 19.9 per 1,000 births | -6.13% |
| 1981 | 21.2 per 1,000 births | -7.02% |
| 1980 | 22.8 per 1,000 births | -7.32% |
| 1979 | 24.6 per 1,000 births | -8.21% |
| 1978 | 26.8 per 1,000 births | -9.15% |
| 1977 | 29.5 per 1,000 births | -9.51% |
| 1976 | 32.6 per 1,000 births | -9.44% |
| 1975 | 36 per 1,000 births | -8.86% |
| 1974 | 39.5 per 1,000 births | -8.56% |
| 1973 | 43.2 per 1,000 births | -8.86% |
| 1972 | 47.4 per 1,000 births | -8.32% |
| 1971 | 51.7 per 1,000 births | -6.68% |
| 1970 | 55.4 per 1,000 births | -4.48% |
| 1969 | 58 per 1,000 births | -3.33% |
| 1968 | 60 per 1,000 births | -2.76% |
| 1967 | 61.7 per 1,000 births | -3.14% |
| 1966 | 63.7 per 1,000 births | -4.21% |
| 1965 | 66.5 per 1,000 births | -5.41% |
| 1964 | 70.3 per 1,000 births | -5.64% |
| 1963 | 74.5 per 1,000 births | -5.10% |
| 1962 | 78.5 per 1,000 births | -4.27% |
| 1961 | 82 per 1,000 births | -2.84% |
| 1960 | 84.4 per 1,000 births | — |
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