Ireland vs Portugal: Annual death rates at different ages in females
Ireland
2.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
2.35 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
212th
Portugal rank
215th
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Ireland ranks 212th and Portugal ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 23 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 14.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 8.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 5.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.455 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.428 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4992 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, Ireland or Portugal?
- Ireland, at 2.65 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 at different ages in females between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Ireland ranks 212th 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 at different ages in females. 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.