Neonatal mortality rate in Portugal
Portugal: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1699 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Portugal, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Portugal is 0.1699 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Portugal peaked at 2.93 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1689 deaths per 100 live births, in 2023.
That places Portugal 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.93 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7999 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5079 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3536 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7248 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2581 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2086 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3347 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1883 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2125 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1735 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1689 deaths per 100 live births | 0.182 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 60,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 57,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 57,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 54,971 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Portugal?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Portugal was 0.1699 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1689 deaths per 100 live births in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Portugal ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .