Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Portugal
Portugal: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 1.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.7
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
182nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
7.25
in 1990
All-time low
1.69
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Portugal stood at 1.7.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Portugal peaked at 7.25 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.69, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 182nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.25 | — |
| 1991 | 6.6 | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 6.03 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 5.53 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 5.07 | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 4.67 | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 4.32 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 4.02 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 3.76 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 3.54 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 3.35 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 3.19 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.02 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.81 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.58 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 2.36 | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 2.21 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.12 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.09 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.12 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.13 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.12 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.11 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.11 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.07 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.01 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.95 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.88 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.82 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.76 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.71 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.69 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.7 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.08 | 3.54 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 | 1.88 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 | 1.69 | 1.82 | 5 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4741 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3191 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Portugal?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Portugal was 1.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.25 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Portugal ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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