Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Portugal or Puerto Rico?

Portugal, at 129 deaths against 128 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2019.

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

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.

Portugal vs Puerto Rico: Number of neonatal deaths

Portugal

129 deaths

in 2019

Puerto Rico

128 deaths

in 2019

Portugal rank

149th

Puerto Rico rank

150th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Portugal
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 129 deaths against 128 deaths in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1 deaths.

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

Portugal ranks 149th and Puerto Rico ranks 150th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,226 deaths	2,854 deaths	5,371 deaths	Portugal
1960s	6,988 deaths	2,062 deaths	4,925 deaths	Portugal
1970s	3,703 deaths	1,241 deaths	2,462 deaths	Portugal
1980s	1,578 deaths	811.2 deaths	767.3 deaths	Portugal
1990s	577.3 deaths	576.6 deaths	0.7 deaths	Portugal
2000s	292.2 deaths	335.3 deaths	43.1 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	173.9 deaths	179.9 deaths	6 deaths	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Portugal or Puerto Rico?: Portugal, at 129 deaths against 128 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Portugal and Puerto Rico?: 1 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Puerto Rico?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Portugal and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Portugal ranks 149th and Puerto Rico ranks 150th 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.