North Macedonia vs Portugal: Child mortality rate
North Macedonia
0.2803 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.3228 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
182nd
Portugal rank
179th
Child mortality rate over time
- North Macedonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0425 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5152 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8384 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 0.9966 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3628 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6337 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 0.4303 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3284 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1019 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, North Macedonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 0.0425 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do North Macedonia and Portugal rank globally for child mortality rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 182nd 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 rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .