Jamaica vs Portugal: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Jamaica
8.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Portugal
7.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Jamaica rank
50th
Portugal rank
51st
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Jamaica
- Portugal
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 51st of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 44.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 37.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 13.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Jamaica or Portugal?
- Jamaica, at 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2014.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Jamaica and Portugal?
- 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Portugal rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Jamaica ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 51st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 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 cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.