Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Portugal
Portugal: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Portugal is 0.4 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Portugal peaked at 1.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 1,000, in 2014.
That places Portugal 163rd out of 197 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.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Portugal, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 1.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.85 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 163 Australia 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Belarus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Cyprus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Czechia 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Finland 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 France 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Germany 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Hungary 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Israel 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Japan 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Republic of Korea 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Montenegro 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Netherlands 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 New Zealand 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Poland 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Spain 0.4 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Portugal?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Portugal was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Portugal ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.