Portugal vs Romania: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in Portugal and 4.8 per 1,000 live births in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 2.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.88 times that in Portugal.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Romania has been higher since 1977, when it overtook Portugal.
In 2023, Portugal ranked 210 and Romania ranked 176 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Portugal at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and Romania at 1.3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Portugal	Romania	World
2023	2.6	4.8	27.3
2022	2.9	5.2	28.2
2021	2.4	5.4	28.4
2020	2.4	5.6	28.7
2019	2.8	5.7	29.2
2018	3.3	6	29.7
2017	2.6	6.6	30.3
2016	3.2	6.9	31.1
2015	3	7.6	32.1
2014	2.9	8.7	32.9
2013	2.8	9.3	33.9
2012	3.3	9.9	35
2011	3	9.6	36.8
2010	2.6	10.5	37.7
2009	3.6	11.3	39.1
2008	3.3	12.1	40.4
2007	3.4	12.5	42
2006	3.2	14.5	43.7
2005	3.5	15.6	45.4
2004	3.8	17.1	47.2
2003	4.1	16.7	48.8
2002	5.1	17	50.6
2001	4.9	18	52.2
2000	5.7	18.6	53.7
1999	5.8	18.5	55.5
1998	6.1	20.5	57.1
1997	6.5	22.2	58.3
1996	6.9	22	59.6
1995	7.4	20.8	60.8
1994	7.8	23.7	62
1993	8.6	22.8	62.9
1992	9.2	23.1	64.1
1991	10.9	21.6	64.9
1990	10.9	24.7	64.9
1989	12.1	26.4	66.2
1988	13.2	25.2	68
1987	14	29	68.6
1986	15.8	23.7	70.8
1985	17	25.8	72.9
1984	16.6	24.4	74.6
1983	18.8	23	76.1
1982	19.8	26.6	76.6
1981	21.8	27.9	78.7
1980	24.4	28.9	80.6
1979	25.4	31.4	82.5
1978	28.1	30.2	84.7
1977	29.8	31.5	86.4
1976	33.8	31.2	88.1
1975	39.6	34.4	89.6
1974	37.8	37	90.9
1973	43.7	37.5	92.1
1972	39.9	39.4	93.6
1971	55	41.1	96.1
1970	60.5	47.5	96.9
1969	57.1	51.8	98.3
1968	60.5	55	100.2
1967	59.5	49.5	103.1
1966	64.3	49	104.9
1965	64.1	48.7	106.4
1964	70.5	50.1	106.1
1963	72.1	52.8	107.7
1962	79.2	56.5	110.2
1961	91.8	61.2	121.5
1960	81.6	66	131.8
1959	89.5	70.1	125.7
1958	84.4	73.4	117.7
1957	90.4	76	120
1956	86.7	78.3	121.9
1955	92.1	80.6	124.8
1954	84.5	83.2	127.7
1953	92.9	86.3	130.1
1952	95.2	89.8	132.7
1951	92.3	93.6	136
1950	97.8	97.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Portugal	Romania	World
2024	2.31.9–2.9	5.14.2–6.5	26.9
2025	2.21.7–3.1	53.7–7.1	26.4
2026	2.11.6–3.1	4.83.3–7.6	25.9
2027	2.11.4–3.2	4.73.1–7.9	25.4
2028	21.4–3.3	4.62.8–8	24.9
2029	1.91.3–3.3	4.42.6–8.2	24.5
2030	1.91.2–3.3	4.32.5–8.4	24
2031	1.81.1–3.3	4.22.4–8.7	23.6
2032	1.71.1–3.4	4.12.2–8.9	23.2
2033	1.71–3.3	42.1–8.8	22.8
2034	1.61–3.4	3.92.1–8.9	22.3
2035	1.60.9–3.3	3.82–8.9	21.9
2036	1.50.9–3.3	3.71.9–8.9	21.5
2037	1.50.8–3.3	3.61.8–9.1	21.1
2038	1.50.8–3.2	3.51.7–9.5	20.8
2039	1.40.8–3.3	3.41.6–9.3	20.4
2040	1.40.8–3.1	3.41.6–9.5	20
2041	1.30.7–3.2	3.31.5–9.7	19.7
2042	1.30.7–3.1	3.21.4–9.5	19.4
2043	1.30.7–3.1	3.21.4–9.4	19
2044	1.30.7–2.9	3.11.4–9.3	18.7
2045	1.20.6–3.1	31.4–9.3	18.4
2046	1.20.6–2.9	31.3–9.3	18.2
2047	1.20.6–2.9	2.91.3–9.3	17.9
2048	1.10.6–2.9	2.81.2–9.1	17.7
2049	1.10.6–2.9	2.81.2–9.1	17.5
2050	1.10.6–2.9	2.71.1–9.4	17.3
2051	1.10.5–2.9	2.71.1–9	17.1
2052	1.10.5–2.8	2.61.1–9	16.9
2053	10.5–2.7	2.61.1–8.8	16.7
2054	10.5–2.7	2.51–9.2	16.5
2055	10.5–2.7	2.51–9	16.3
2056	10.5–2.7	2.41–8.9	16.1
2057	10.5–2.7	2.41–9	15.9
2058	0.90.5–2.8	2.31–8.9	15.7
2059	0.90.4–2.7	2.31–8.9	15.5
2060	0.90.4–2.7	2.21–8.8	15.3
2061	0.90.4–2.7	2.20.9–8.7	15.1
2062	0.90.4–2.7	2.20.9–9.1	14.9
2063	0.90.4–2.6	2.10.9–9.1	14.7
2064	0.80.4–2.6	2.10.9–8.8	14.5
2065	0.80.4–2.5	20.8–8.8	14.3
2066	0.80.4–2.5	20.8–8.7	14.1
2067	0.80.4–2.4	20.8–8.8	13.9
2068	0.80.4–2.4	20.8–8.8	13.8
2069	0.80.3–2.3	1.90.7–8.8	13.6
2070	0.80.3–2.3	1.90.7–8.1	13.4
2071	0.70.3–2.2	1.90.7–8	13.2
2072	0.70.3–2.2	1.90.7–8.1	13
2073	0.70.3–2.1	1.80.7–8	12.9
2074	0.70.3–2.1	1.80.7–7.8	12.7
2075	0.70.3–2.1	1.80.6–7.7	12.6
2076	0.70.3–2	1.80.6–7.6	12.4
2077	0.70.3–1.9	1.70.6–7.5	12.3
2078	0.70.3–1.9	1.70.6–7.3	12.1
2079	0.70.3–2	1.70.6–7.2	12
2080	0.60.2–1.9	1.70.6–7.3	11.8
2081	0.60.2–1.9	1.60.6–7.2	11.7
2082	0.60.2–1.9	1.60.6–7.1	11.6
2083	0.60.2–1.8	1.60.5–7	11.5
2084	0.60.2–1.9	1.60.5–6.7	11.4
2085	0.60.2–1.8	1.60.5–6.6	11.3
2086	0.60.2–1.9	1.50.5–6.5	11.1
2087	0.60.2–1.8	1.50.5–6.4	11
2088	0.60.2–1.8	1.50.5–6.2	10.9
2089	0.60.2–1.7	1.50.5–6.4	10.8
2090	0.60.2–1.7	1.50.5–6.2	10.7
2091	0.60.2–1.7	1.40.5–5.9	10.6
2092	0.50.2–1.7	1.40.4–5.8	10.5
2093	0.50.2–1.7	1.40.5–5.7	10.4
2094	0.50.2–1.7	1.40.4–5.4	10.3
2095	0.50.1–1.7	1.40.4–5.5	10.1
2096	0.50.1–1.6	1.40.4–5.4	10
2097	0.50.1–1.6	1.30.4–5.4	9.9
2098	0.50.1–1.6	1.30.4–5.1	9.8
2099	0.50.1–1.5	1.30.4–5.1	9.7
2100	0.50.1–1.5	1.30.4–5.3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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