Israel vs Portugal: Cancer death rates by type
Israel
2.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
2.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Israel rank
41st
Portugal rank
40th
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7693 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1151 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.209 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3999 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0335 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Israel or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Israel and Portugal?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Israel ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates by type. 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 bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.