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2.19
Infant Mortality Rate
173
Infant Deaths
113,657
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Portugal is 2.1931 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -4.63% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 2.2996 and 183 infants died for the year. In the future, Portugal's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 0.385 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Portugal's infant mortality rate by -82.44% from today's standard. This positive trend of Portugal's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Portugal (1950-2024)

Portugal has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 97.8388 to 2.1931 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -97.76% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 97.8388 20,159 104,207
1951 92.2794 18,740 105,601
1952 95.1932 20,142 100,923
1953 92.9309 19,162 97,287
1954 84.54 16,909 95,191
1955 92.0826 19,087 99,740
1956 86.6496 17,822 106,847
1957 90.378 18,969 102,129
1958 84.3797 17,956 92,054
1959 89.4907 19,145 97,855
1960 81.6388 17,338 96,233
1961 91.7588 19,513 99,717
1962 79.1892 17,196 96,945
1963 72.1196 15,329 97,847
1964 70.5087 14,973 96,988
1965 64.1304 13,399 95,163
1966 64.2892 13,202 100,017
1967 59.5421 12,027 95,978
1968 60.4995 11,912 94,852
1969 57.078 10,979 101,446
1970 60.5261 11,041 94,520
1971 55.0389 9,552 98,180
1972 39.9255 7,102 89,897
1973 43.7426 7,583 94,781
1974 37.7576 6,497 96,407
1975 39.6309 7,069 97,650
1976 33.7713 6,290 101,535
1977 29.7874 5,423 95,511
1978 28.1402 4,769 95,661
1979 25.3612 4,094 92,201
1980 24.4313 3,868 94,470
1981 21.7959 3,315 95,569
1982 19.842 2,974 92,156
1983 18.7475 2,702 95,915
1984 16.6311 2,342 96,775
1985 16.991 2,212 96,838
1986 15.7716 1,974 95,281
1987 14.0 1,709 94,904
1988 13.1724 1,593 97,575
1989 12.078 1,430 95,578
1990 10.8953 1,273 102,607
1991 10.9243 1,272 103,702
1992 9.1749 1,056 100,475
1993 8.6095 978 105,663
1994 7.7992 856 99,099
1995 7.3815 792 103,213
1996 6.9405 761 106,695
1997 6.5103 729 104,571
1998 6.0885 688 106,034
1999 5.7632 664 107,802
2000 5.7456 681 105,056
2001 4.9178 557 104,894
2002 5.119 581 106,177
2003 4.0717 457 108,562
2004 3.7855 415 101,866
2005 3.5052 383 107,398
2006 3.2469 343 101,722
2007 3.4127 351 103,478
2008 3.2956 342 104,180
2009 3.5614 357 104,473
2010 2.584 260 105,946
2011 3.0221 294 102,883
2012 3.2711 297 107,622
2013 2.8149 237 106,382
2014 2.8774 237 104,791
2015 2.9743 252 108,687
2016 3.2424 281 110,566
2017 2.6083 225 109,892
2018 3.3123 287 113,469
2019 2.8132 241 112,138
2020 2.3667 198 123,874
2021 2.6722 217 123,550
2022 2.4084 193 112,744
2023 2.2996 183 113,264
2024 2.1931 173 113,657

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Portugal (2024-2100)

Portugal's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 2.1931 to an average of 0.385 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -82.44% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 2.1931 173 113,657
2025 2.1009 165 114,146
2026 2.0138 158 114,601
2027 1.9348 151 115,089
2028 1.8634 146 115,612
2029 1.8041 141 116,314
2030 1.7389 136 116,835
2031 1.6799 132 117,438
2032 1.6283 127 118,183
2033 1.5771 123 118,902
2034 1.5284 120 119,655
2035 1.4815 116 120,435
2036 1.4366 111 121,223
2037 1.4001 108 122,215
2038 1.361 104 123,081
2039 1.3213 101 123,869
2040 1.2834 97 124,637
2041 1.2544 94 125,645
2042 1.2191 90 126,329
2043 1.1892 87 127,128
2044 1.1596 84 127,864
2045 1.1319 81 128,579
2046 1.1034 78 129,181
2047 1.0777 75 129,815
2048 1.0513 73 130,318
2049 1.0261 71 130,788
2050 1.004 68 131,363
2051 0.9798 66 131,703
2052 0.9608 64 132,263
2053 0.9368 62 132,421
2054 0.9176 60 132,803
2055 0.8986 58 133,067
2056 0.8799 57 133,293
2057 0.8606 55 133,314
2058 0.8422 54 133,356
2059 0.8244 52 133,347
2060 0.8086 51 133,356
2061 0.792 50 133,241
2062 0.7757 49 133,043
2063 0.76 47 132,669
2064 0.7463 47 132,294
2065 0.7317 45 131,715
2066 0.7163 44 130,872
2067 0.7025 43 129,922
2068 0.6904 43 128,894
2069 0.6764 42 127,571
2070 0.6639 41 126,108
2071 0.652 40 124,508
2072 0.6394 39 122,743
2073 0.6279 38 120,863
2074 0.6173 37 118,876
2075 0.6065 36 116,873
2076 0.5944 35 114,783
2077 0.5846 34 112,895
2078 0.5732 34 111,021
2079 0.5629 33 109,327
2080 0.5522 32 107,756
2081 0.543 31 106,397
2082 0.5329 30 105,150
2083 0.524 30 104,131
2084 0.5143 29 103,290
2085 0.5053 28 102,597
2086 0.4972 28 102,159
2087 0.4878 27 101,729
2088 0.4799 26 101,513
2089 0.4712 26 101,240
2090 0.462 25 100,918
2091 0.4537 24 100,688
2092 0.4464 24 100,456
2093 0.4374 23 100,052
2094 0.4306 23 99,790
2095 0.4227 22 99,369
2096 0.4156 22 98,936
2097 0.4077 21 98,277
2098 0.4001 21 97,520
2099 0.3924 20 96,709
2100 0.385 20 95,850

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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