Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 145 deaths against 129 deaths in Portugal as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

16 deaths, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

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 United Arab Emirates: Number of neonatal deaths

Portugal

129 deaths

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

145 deaths

in 2019

Portugal rank

149th

United Arab Emirates rank

146th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Portugal
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 145 deaths against 129 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 16 deaths.

That makes United Arab Emirates'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.

Portugal ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 146th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,226 deaths	157.1 deaths	8,069 deaths	Portugal
1960s	6,988 deaths	193.7 deaths	6,794 deaths	Portugal
1970s	3,703 deaths	458.6 deaths	3,244 deaths	Portugal
1980s	1,578 deaths	701.8 deaths	876.7 deaths	Portugal
1990s	577.3 deaths	366.5 deaths	210.8 deaths	Portugal
2000s	292.2 deaths	316.3 deaths	24.1 deaths	United Arab Emirates
2010s	173.9 deaths	236.6 deaths	62.7 deaths	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 145 deaths against 129 deaths in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 16 deaths, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Portugal ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 146th 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.