Korea vs Portugal: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Korea
0.004 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Portugal
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Korea rank
192nd
Portugal rank
191st
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.004 under-five deaths per woman in Korea, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 192nd and Portugal ranks 191st of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4098 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8495 under-five deaths per woman | Korea |
| 1960s | 0.4675 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2876 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1798 under-five deaths per woman | Korea |
| 1970s | 0.175 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1308 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0442 under-five deaths per woman | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.055 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0402 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0182 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0023 under-five deaths per woman | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0008 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, Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.004 under-five deaths per woman in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Korea and Portugal?
- 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Korea ranks 192nd 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).