Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, North Macedonia or Portugal?

Portugal, at 129 deaths against 123 deaths in North Macedonia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia 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.

North Macedonia vs Portugal: Number of neonatal deaths

North Macedonia

123 deaths

in 2019

Portugal

129 deaths

in 2019

North Macedonia rank

152nd

Portugal rank

149th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

North Macedonia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 129 deaths against 123 deaths in North Macedonia, a difference of 6 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 152nd 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	North Macedonia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,832 deaths	8,226 deaths	5,394 deaths	Portugal
1960s	1,781 deaths	6,988 deaths	5,206 deaths	Portugal
1970s	1,192 deaths	3,703 deaths	2,511 deaths	Portugal
1980s	904.9 deaths	1,578 deaths	673.6 deaths	Portugal
1990s	422.7 deaths	577.3 deaths	154.6 deaths	Portugal
2000s	204.2 deaths	292.2 deaths	88 deaths	Portugal
2010s	151.7 deaths	173.9 deaths	22.2 deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, North Macedonia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 129 deaths against 123 deaths in North Macedonia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between North Macedonia and Portugal?: 6 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do North Macedonia and Portugal rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: North Macedonia ranks 152nd 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.