Under-five mortality rate in Portugal
The under-five mortality rate in Portugal was 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Portugal, 2024
3.2
Change from 2023
0per 1,000 live births
European Union, 2024
3.9 per 1,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
3.7 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
176th of 196
Under-five mortality rate in Portugal over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 5.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 4.0 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 5.0 per 1,000 live births | 6.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 6.0 per 1,000 live births | 6.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | 6.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | 7.2 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.6 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −0.4.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 176th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3.9 per 1,000 live births.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Infant mortality rate
2.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
15 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.5 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
331 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
431 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat