Italy vs Portugal: Annual death rate by age group
Italy
2.49 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
2.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
28th
Portugal rank
29th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.49 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 29th of 41 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 103.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 134.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1950s | 57.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 38.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 22.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 11.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 6.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.238 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.078 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0267 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 2.49 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Italy ranks 28th 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.