Belarus vs Portugal: Number of child deaths per woman

Belarus
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Portugal
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
189th
Portugal rank
191st

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Belarus
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Portugal ahead.

Belarus ranks 189th and Portugal ranks 191st of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 0.144 under-five deaths per woman 0.3741 under-five deaths per woman 0.2301 under-five deaths per woman Portugal
1960s 0.0777 under-five deaths per woman 0.2876 under-five deaths per woman 0.2099 under-five deaths per woman Portugal
1970s 0.0485 under-five deaths per woman 0.1308 under-five deaths per woman 0.0823 under-five deaths per woman Portugal
1980s 0.0372 under-five deaths per woman 0.0402 under-five deaths per woman 0.0029 under-five deaths per woman Portugal
1990s 0.0232 under-five deaths per woman 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman 0.0073 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
2000s 0.012 under-five deaths per woman 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman 0.0047 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
2010s 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman 0.002 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
2020s 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman 0 under-five deaths per woman Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Belarus or Portugal?
Belarus, at 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Belarus and Portugal?
0 under-five deaths per woman, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Portugal?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Portugal rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Belarus ranks 189th and Portugal ranks 191st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).