Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Denmark or Portugal?

Denmark, at 145 deaths against 129 deaths in Portugal as of 2019.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Portugal: Number of neonatal deaths

Denmark

145 deaths

in 2019

Portugal

129 deaths

in 2019

Denmark rank

146th

Portugal rank

149th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Denmark
Portugal

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 145 deaths against 129 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 16 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Denmark ranks 146th and Portugal ranks 149th of 204 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,439 deaths	8,226 deaths	6,787 deaths	Portugal
1960s	1,084 deaths	6,988 deaths	5,904 deaths	Portugal
1970s	538.4 deaths	3,703 deaths	3,164 deaths	Portugal
1980s	267.1 deaths	1,578 deaths	1,311 deaths	Portugal
1990s	249.8 deaths	577.3 deaths	327.5 deaths	Portugal
2000s	194.3 deaths	292.2 deaths	97.9 deaths	Portugal
2010s	152.8 deaths	173.9 deaths	21.1 deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Denmark or Portugal?: Denmark, at 145 deaths against 129 deaths in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Denmark and Portugal?: 16 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Denmark ranks 146th and Portugal ranks 149th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.