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

Portugal, at 146 deaths against 134 deaths in Uruguay as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Portugal and Uruguay?

12 deaths, with Portugal ahead.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 Uruguay: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Portugal

146 deaths

in 2024

Uruguay

134 deaths

in 2024

Portugal rank

142nd

Uruguay rank

145th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Portugal
Uruguay

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 146 deaths against 134 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 12 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 145th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,510 deaths	1,369 deaths	2,141 deaths	Portugal
1980s	1,622 deaths	775.9 deaths	846.3 deaths	Portugal
1990s	575.3 deaths	573.5 deaths	1.8 deaths	Portugal
2000s	282.8 deaths	357.2 deaths	74.4 deaths	Uruguay
2010s	181.6 deaths	223 deaths	41.4 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	145 deaths	145.2 deaths	0.2 deaths	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Portugal or Uruguay?: Portugal, at 146 deaths against 134 deaths in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Portugal and Uruguay?: 12 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Portugal ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 145th 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 .