Republic of Korea vs Portugal: Mortality rate, under-5
Republic of Korea
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal
3.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
179th
Portugal rank
177th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Republic of Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 179th and Portugal ranks 177th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of 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 | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 26.14 per 1,000 live births | 21.28 per 1,000 live births | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 11.31 per 1,000 live births | 10.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.69 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | 0.69 per 1,000 live births | Republic of 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, Republic of Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Republic of Korea and Portugal?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Republic of Korea and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Republic of 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.