Portugal vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Cancer death rate by age group
Portugal
2.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Portugal rank
40th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
43rd
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Portugal
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 40th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8262 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 2010s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0198 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Portugal or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Portugal, at 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2016.
- How do Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Portugal ranks 40th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. 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 malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.