Luxembourg vs Portugal: Neonatal mortality rate
Luxembourg
0.1648 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Portugal
0.1597 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
180th
Portugal rank
182nd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.1648 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.1597 Deaths per 1000 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0051 Deaths per 1000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 180th and Portugal ranks 182nd of 199 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 Deaths per 1000 live births | 2.56 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.08 Deaths per 1000 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.9768 Deaths per 1000 live births | 2.04 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.06 Deaths per 1000 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.5215 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.17 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6492 Deaths per 1000 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3244 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.5077 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.1833 Deaths per 1000 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1875 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2582 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0707 Deaths per 1000 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1561 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2054 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0493 Deaths per 1000 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1669 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.1697 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0027 Deaths per 1000 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Luxembourg, at 0.1648 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.1597 Deaths per 1000 live births in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 0.0051 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 180th and Portugal ranks 182nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.