New Zealand vs Portugal: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
New Zealand
4.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Portugal
4.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand rank
17th
Portugal rank
14th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 14th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3884 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4228 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, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- New Zealand ranks 17th 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.