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Under-five mortality rate — Portugal

Under-five mortality rate in Portugal in 2024 — 3.2 per 1,000. Ranked 20 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 97.2%.

2024 3.2 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 20of 196
Period maximum 114.3 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 3.2 per 1,0002023

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Portugal, 1960–202405010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 114.3 per 1,0001962: 104.1 per 1,0001964: 91.1 per 1,0001966: 81 per 1,0001968: 74.9 per 1,0001970: 68.2 per 1,0001972: 57.8 per 1,0001974: 47.9 per 1,0001976: 39.4 per 1,0001978: 32.4 per 1,0001980: 27.6 per 1,0001982: 24.2 per 1,0001984: 21.6 per 1,0001986: 19.3 per 1,0001988: 17 per 1,0001990: 14.7 per 1,0001992: 12.5 per 1,0001994: 10.5 per 1,0001996: 9.2 per 1,0001998: 8.2 per 1,0002000: 7.2 per 1,0002002: 6 per 1,0002004: 5 per 1,0002006: 4.4 per 1,0002008: 4 per 1,0002010: 3.8 per 1,0002012: 3.7 per 1,0002014: 3.6 per 1,0002016: 3.6 per 1,0002018: 3.5 per 1,0002020: 3.4 per 1,0002022: 3.3 per 1,0002024: 3.2 per 1,000
Change over the period: −111.1 (−97.2%) Average annual rate: -5.43 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 3.2 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 3.4 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 3.2 +0 +0%
2023 3.2 −0.1 −3.03%
2022 3.3 +0 +0%
2021 3.3 −0.1 −2.94%
2020 3.4 −0.1 −2.86%
2019 3.5 +0 +0%
2018 3.5 −0.1 −2.78%
2017 3.6 +0 +0%
2016 3.6 +0 +0%
2015 3.6 +0 +0%
2014 3.6 +0 +0%
2013 3.6 −0.1 −2.7%
2012 3.7 +0 +0%
2011 3.7 −0.1 −2.63%
2010 3.8 −0.1 −2.56%
2009 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
2008 4 −0.2 −4.76%
2007 4.2 −0.2 −4.55%
2006 4.4 −0.3 −6.38%
2005 4.7 −0.3 −6%
2004 5 −0.5 −9.09%
2003 5.5 −0.5 −8.33%
2002 6 −0.6 −9.09%
2001 6.6 −0.6 −8.33%
2000 7.2 −0.5 −6.49%
1999 7.7 −0.5 −6.1%
1998 8.2 −0.4 −4.65%
1997 8.6 −0.6 −6.52%
1996 9.2 −0.6 −6.12%
1995 9.8 −0.7 −6.67%
1994 10.5 −0.9 −7.89%
1993 11.4 −1.1 −8.8%
1992 12.5 −1.1 −8.09%
1991 13.6 −1.1 −7.48%
1990 14.7 −1.2 −7.55%
1989 15.9 −1.1 −6.47%
1988 17 −1.2 −6.59%
1987 18.2 −1.1 −5.7%
1986 19.3 −1.1 −5.39%
1985 20.4 −1.2 −5.56%
1984 21.6 −1.2 −5.26%
1983 22.8 −1.4 −5.79%
1982 24.2 −1.6 −6.2%
1981 25.8 −1.8 −6.52%
1980 27.6 −2.2 −7.38%
1979 29.8 −2.6 −8.02%
1978 32.4 −3.2 −8.99%
1977 35.6 −3.8 −9.64%
1976 39.4 −4.1 −9.43%
1975 43.5 −4.4 −9.19%
1974 47.9 −4.7 −8.94%
1973 52.6 −5.2 −9%
1972 57.8 −5.5 −8.69%
1971 63.3 −4.9 −7.18%
1970 68.2 −3.7 −5.15%
1969 71.9 −3 −4.01%
1968 74.9 −2.8 −3.6%
1967 77.7 −3.3 −4.07%
1966 81 −4.4 −5.15%
1965 85.4 −5.7 −6.26%
1964 91.1 −6.6 −6.76%
1963 97.7 −6.4 −6.15%
1962 104.1 −5.7 −5.19%
1961 109.8 −4.5 −3.94%
1960 114.3 — —

Southern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SM San Marino 1.3 SI Slovenia 2.3 ME Montenegro 2.4 AD Andorra 2.5 IT Italy 2.7 MC Monaco 2.7 MK North Macedonia 2.8 PT Portugal 3.2 ES Spain 3.2 GR Greece 3.8 MT Malta 5.3 RS Serbia 5.4 HR Croatia 5.6 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.9 XK Kosovo 8.7 AL Albania 9.2
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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