South Korea vs Portugal: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
South Korea
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal
3.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Korea rank
179th
Portugal rank
177th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- South Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
South Korea ranks 179th and Portugal ranks 177th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.5 per 1,000 live births | 90.79 per 1,000 live births | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 48.31 per 1,000 live births | 47.05 per 1,000 live births | 1.26 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1980s | 26.14 per 1,000 live births | 21.28 per 1,000 live births | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 11.31 per 1,000 live births | 10.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.69 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | 0.69 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.57 per 1,000 live births | 3.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.05 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.94 per 1,000 live births | 3.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.34 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, South Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between South Korea and Portugal?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- South Korea ranks 179th 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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About this data
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.