Lithuania vs Portugal: Mortality rate, under-5
Lithuania
3.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal
3.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lithuania rank
173rd
Portugal rank
176th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 3.4 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Lithuania ranks 173rd and Portugal ranks 176th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.25 per 1,000 live births | 90.79 per 1,000 live births | 56.54 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 21.98 per 1,000 live births | 47.05 per 1,000 live births | 25.07 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 17.42 per 1,000 live births | 21.28 per 1,000 live births | 3.86 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 14.81 per 1,000 live births | 10.62 per 1,000 live births | 4.19 per 1,000 live births | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 8.94 per 1,000 live births | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | 3.79 per 1,000 live births | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 4.96 per 1,000 live births | 3.62 per 1,000 live births | 1.34 per 1,000 live births | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 3.52 per 1,000 live births | 3.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 per 1,000 live births | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Lithuania, at 3.4 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 Lithuania and Portugal?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Lithuania ranks 173rd and Portugal ranks 176th of 196 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.