Iceland vs Portugal: Annual death rate by age group
Iceland
2.3 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
2.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
32nd
Portugal rank
29th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Iceland ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 29th of 41 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 34.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 134.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1950s | 20.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 15.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 10.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0125 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Iceland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Iceland and Portugal?
- 0.16 deaths per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Iceland ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 29th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.