Denmark vs Portugal: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Denmark
2.57 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
2.35 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
213th
Portugal rank
215th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 213th and Portugal ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 39.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 125.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 85.88 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1950s | 22.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 15.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 8.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 5.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.095 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.587 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4943 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Denmark ranks 213th and Portugal ranks 215th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. 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.