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