Finland vs Portugal: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Finland
0.0042 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Portugal
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Finland rank
188th
Portugal rank
191st
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 188th and Portugal ranks 191st of 200 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.7163 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3286 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.4702 under-five deaths per woman | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5375 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.2469 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8294 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5825 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.2326 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6175 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3849 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.1078 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4098 under-five deaths per woman | 0.302 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.0529 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2876 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2347 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.021 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1308 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1098 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0126 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0402 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0276 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Finland or Portugal?
- Finland, at 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Finland ranks 188th and Portugal ranks 191st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).