North Macedonia vs Portugal: Mortality rate, under-5
North Macedonia
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal
3.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
179th
Portugal rank
177th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- North Macedonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 179th and Portugal ranks 177th of 197 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.42 per 1,000 live births | 20.58 per 1,000 live births | 28.84 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 26.46 per 1,000 live births | 10.62 per 1,000 live births | 15.84 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 13.52 per 1,000 live births | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | 8.37 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 9.96 per 1,000 live births | 3.62 per 1,000 live births | 6.34 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.28 per 1,000 live births | 1.02 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, North Macedonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do North Macedonia and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- North Macedonia 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.