Italy vs Portugal: Burden of disease

Italy
32,011 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal
32,826 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
122nd
Portugal rank
119th

Burden of disease over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 32,826 DALYs per 100,000 people against 32,011 DALYs per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 815 DALYs per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 122nd and Portugal ranks 119th of 194 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 30,295 DALYs per 100,000 people 32,851 DALYs per 100,000 people 2,556 DALYs per 100,000 people Portugal
2010s 29,387 DALYs per 100,000 people 31,338 DALYs per 100,000 people 1,951 DALYs per 100,000 people Portugal
2020s 32,088 DALYs per 100,000 people 32,974 DALYs per 100,000 people 885.75 DALYs per 100,000 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 32,826 DALYs per 100,000 people against 32,011 DALYs per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Italy and Portugal?
815 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for burden of disease?
Italy ranks 122nd and Portugal ranks 119th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Burden of disease
Unit
DALYs per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.