Luxembourg vs Portugal: Mortality rate, neonatal
Luxembourg
1.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal
1.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
180th
Portugal rank
177th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.7 per 1,000 live births against 1.5 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 180th and Portugal ranks 177th of 197 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.82 per 1,000 live births | 25.58 per 1,000 live births | 10.76 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 9.72 per 1,000 live births | 20.35 per 1,000 live births | 10.63 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.25 per 1,000 live births | 11.73 per 1,000 live births | 6.48 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.25 per 1,000 live births | 5.07 per 1,000 live births | 1.82 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 2.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.68 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | 2.05 per 1,000 live births | 0.55 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | 1.74 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.7 per 1,000 live births against 1.5 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Luxembourg ranks 180th and Portugal ranks 177th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.