Republic of Korea vs Portugal: Child mortality by sex
Republic of Korea
0.3051 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.3527 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
181st
Portugal rank
179th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Republic of Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3051 deaths per 100 live births in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0476 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 181st and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.5 deaths per 100 live births | 13.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 9.34 deaths per 100 live births | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3456 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 5.15 deaths per 100 live births | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0321 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4514 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0435 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.622 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0599 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3886 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0089 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3183 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3591 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0408 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Republic of Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3527 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3051 deaths per 100 live births in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Republic of Korea and Portugal?
- 0.0476 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Republic of Korea and Portugal rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Republic of Korea ranks 181st and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .