Norway vs Portugal: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
Norway
67.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Portugal
69.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway rank
91st
Portugal rank
89th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 69.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 67.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.
Norway ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 89th of 111 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 301.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 327.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 293.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 312.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 246.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 332.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 197.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 270.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 73.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 162.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 214.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 115.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 139.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 77.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.46 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 sex, Norway or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 69.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 67.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex between Norway and Portugal?
- 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2016.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex?
- Norway ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 89th 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 sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.