Latvia vs Portugal: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Latvia
2.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
2.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia rank
217th
Portugal rank
219th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Latvia
- Portugal
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Latvia ranks 217th and Portugal ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 24.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 20.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 15.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 16.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 9.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 4.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6799 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Latvia or Portugal?
- Latvia, at 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Latvia and Portugal?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Latvia ranks 217th and Portugal ranks 219th 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 males. 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.