Portugal vs United States of America: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group

Portugal
7.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United States of America
8.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal rank
51st
United States of America rank
49th

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time

  • Portugal
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was United States of America ahead.

Portugal ranks 51st and United States of America ranks 49th of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 14 deaths per 100,000 people 13.57 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4283 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
1960s 8.59 deaths per 100,000 people 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
1970s 23.36 deaths per 100,000 people 27.24 deaths per 100,000 people 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
1980s 22.34 deaths per 100,000 people 28.92 deaths per 100,000 people 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
1990s 11.38 deaths per 100,000 people 24.07 deaths per 100,000 people 12.69 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
2000s 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people 15.12 deaths per 100,000 people 7.07 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
2010s 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people 11.65 deaths per 100,000 people 7.66 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
2020s 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7968 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Portugal or United States of America?
United States of America, at 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Portugal and United States of America?
0.79 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
Portugal ranks 51st and United States of America ranks 49th 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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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.