Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, New Zealand or Portugal?

New Zealand, at 125 against 121 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Portugal: Number of under-five deaths, female

New Zealand

125

in 2024

Portugal

121

in 2024

New Zealand rank

138th

Portugal rank

139th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

New Zealand
Portugal

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 125 against 121 in Portugal, a difference of 4.

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	629.4	8,477	7,848	Portugal
1970s	459	3,633	3,174	Portugal
1980s	308.3	1,291	982.3	Portugal
1990s	227.1	520.6	293.5	Portugal
2000s	170.8	249.6	78.8	Portugal
2010s	151.3	142.7	8.6	New Zealand
2020s	129.6	120.4	9.2	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, New Zealand or Portugal?: New Zealand, at 125 against 121 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between New Zealand and Portugal?: 4, 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, female?: New Zealand ranks 138th and Portugal ranks 139th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.