Japan vs Portugal: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Japan
6.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
7.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
54th
Portugal rank
51st
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.
Japan ranks 54th and Portugal ranks 51st of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2777 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 21.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 22.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6489 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 19.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 16.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8952 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Japan ranks 54th 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.