2022 Edition 28 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN The infant mortality rate is at a historic low In 2021, local register offices made official entry of 191 deaths of children under one year of age (a decrease of 14 deaths compared to 2020). As a result, the infant mortality rate was 2.4‰, a value that equals that of 2020 as the lowest ever recorded in Portugal. Deaths of children under 1 year of age and infant mortality, Portugal In total, local register offices noted 124,802 deaths of people residing in the national territory. Considering that there are 1,444 more deaths than in 2020, the interannual growth trend is maintained (1.2%), but at a more moderate pace than that observed from 2019 to 2020 (10.3%). Three out of five of the deaths (60.0%) occurred in people aged eighty and over (60.4% in 2020). On the other hand, in 2021, the mothers residing in Portugal gave birth to 79,582 live births. Compared to that observed in the previous year (84,530), this figure represents an acceleration of the downward trend (-5.9%) compared to that observed from 2019 to 2020 (-2.4%). Live births, deaths, and natural balance, Portugal 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Deaths of children under 1 year of age (le� axis) Infant mortality rate (right axis) No. ‰ 124,802 79,582 -45,220 -60,000 -40,000 -20,000 0 20 000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Deaths Live births Natural balance No. The contribution of mothers aged 35 and over continues to grow, amounting to 33.8% of the total number of live births in 2021. The birth rate decreased in all regions of the country, more so in Norte (-7.6%) and Região Autónoma da Madeira (-6.2%). The number of live births and deaths recorded dictate that in 2021 the natural balance will have remained negative for the 13th consecutive year, registering the lowest value of this millennium (-45,220).
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