Ireland vs Portugal: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Ireland
4.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
4.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
16th
Portugal rank
14th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0041 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0311 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Ireland ranks 16th 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.