What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Austria and Portugal?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Portugal: Mortality rate, under-5

Austria

3.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Portugal

3.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Austria rank

175th

Portugal rank

177th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Austria
Portugal

How they compare

Austria currently reports 3.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Austria ranks 175th and Portugal ranks 177th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	34.51 per 1,000 live births	90.79 per 1,000 live births	56.28 per 1,000 live births	Portugal
1970s	23.64 per 1,000 live births	47.05 per 1,000 live births	23.41 per 1,000 live births	Portugal
1980s	13 per 1,000 live births	21.28 per 1,000 live births	8.28 per 1,000 live births	Portugal
1990s	7.29 per 1,000 live births	10.62 per 1,000 live births	3.33 per 1,000 live births	Portugal
2000s	4.96 per 1,000 live births	5.15 per 1,000 live births	0.19 per 1,000 live births	Portugal
2010s	3.81 per 1,000 live births	3.62 per 1,000 live births	0.19 per 1,000 live births	Austria
2020s	3.34 per 1,000 live births	3.28 per 1,000 live births	0.06 per 1,000 live births	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Austria or Portugal?: Austria, at 3.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Austria and Portugal?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Austria ranks 175th 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.