Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Portugal or Sweden?

Portugal, at 146 deaths against 138 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Sweden: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Portugal

146 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

138 deaths

in 2024

Portugal rank

142nd

Sweden rank

143rd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 146 deaths against 138 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 8 deaths.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 143rd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5,386 deaths	1,257 deaths	4,129 deaths	Portugal
1970s	3,592 deaths	748.3 deaths	2,843 deaths	Portugal
1980s	1,622 deaths	418.8 deaths	1,203 deaths	Portugal
1990s	575.3 deaths	307.7 deaths	267.6 deaths	Portugal
2000s	282.8 deaths	197.9 deaths	84.9 deaths	Portugal
2010s	181.6 deaths	175.9 deaths	5.7 deaths	Portugal
2020s	145 deaths	151.2 deaths	6.2 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Portugal or Sweden?: Portugal, at 146 deaths against 138 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Portugal and Sweden?: 8 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Portugal ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .