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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel 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.

Israel vs Portugal: Mortality rate, under-5

Israel

3.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Portugal

3.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Israel rank

175th

Portugal rank

177th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Israel
Portugal

How they compare

Israel 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 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	38.26 per 1,000 live births	90.79 per 1,000 live births	52.53 per 1,000 live births	Portugal
1970s	25.04 per 1,000 live births	47.05 per 1,000 live births	22.01 per 1,000 live births	Portugal
1980s	14.9 per 1,000 live births	21.28 per 1,000 live births	6.38 per 1,000 live births	Portugal
1990s	9.13 per 1,000 live births	10.62 per 1,000 live births	1.49 per 1,000 live births	Portugal
2000s	5.74 per 1,000 live births	5.15 per 1,000 live births	0.59 per 1,000 live births	Israel
2010s	4.01 per 1,000 live births	3.62 per 1,000 live births	0.39 per 1,000 live births	Israel
2020s	3.42 per 1,000 live births	3.28 per 1,000 live births	0.14 per 1,000 live births	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Israel or Portugal?: Israel, 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 Israel and Portugal?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Israel 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.