Luxembourg vs Portugal: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Luxembourg
1.46 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Portugal
1.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
195th
Portugal rank
194th
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.7 per 1,000 live births against 1.46 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.24 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 195th and Portugal ranks 194th of 213 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 per 1,000 live births | 2.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.7018 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.52 per 1,000 live births | 2.06 per 1,000 live births | 0.5413 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.51 per 1,000 live births | 1.74 per 1,000 live births | 0.2273 per 1,000 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.7 per 1,000 live births against 1.46 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 0.24 per 1,000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 195th and Portugal ranks 194th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.