Bulgaria vs Portugal: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Bulgaria
4.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
4.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
11th
Portugal rank
14th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th of 111 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3415 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8622 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.702 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9517 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2317 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.