Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, New Zealand or Portugal?

New Zealand, at 107 against 101 in Portugal as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Portugal: Number of infant deaths, female

New Zealand

107

in 2024

Portugal

101

in 2024

New Zealand rank

137th

Portugal rank

140th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

New Zealand
Portugal

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 107 against 101 in Portugal, a difference of 6.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

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

New Zealand ranks 137th and Portugal ranks 140th 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	508.2	6,408	5,900	Portugal
1970s	370.1	2,935	2,565	Portugal
1980s	252.8	1,032	778.9	Portugal
1990s	186.2	403.1	216.9	Portugal
2000s	141	195.4	54.4	Portugal
2010s	126.3	114.9	11.4	New Zealand
2020s	110.2	99.6	10.6	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, New Zealand or Portugal?: New Zealand, at 107 against 101 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between New Zealand and Portugal?: 6, 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 infant deaths, female?: New Zealand ranks 137th and Portugal ranks 140th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.