New Zealand vs Portugal: Number of under-five deaths

New Zealand
280
in 2024
Portugal
277
in 2024
New Zealand rank
138th
Portugal rank
139th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196019922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 280 against 277 in Portugal, a difference of 3.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

New Zealand ranks 138th and Portugal ranks 139th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 1,487 18,840 17,353 Portugal
1970s 1,088 8,392 7,304 Portugal
1980s 723.8 3,026 2,302 Portugal
1990s 526.4 1,208 681.6 Portugal
2000s 390 570.6 180.6 Portugal
2010s 340.9 325.4 15.5 New Zealand
2020s 289.6 274.8 14.8 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, New Zealand or Portugal?
New Zealand, at 280 against 277 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between New Zealand and Portugal?
3, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
New Zealand ranks 138th and Portugal ranks 139th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.